OpenVPN
Robust and flexible open-source VPN solution
OpenVPN is a mature, widely deployed VPN protocol and software supporting site-to-site and remote access connections. It uses SSL/TLS for key exchange and is highly configurable.
Key features
- Mature and battle-tested
- Site-to-site and remote access
- Highly configurable
- Strong TLS security
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Mature project with 14.3k GitHub stars
- Written in C
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