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Title: FQDN in OpenVPN SSL site to site
Post by: svenny on December 16, 2024, 07:37:49 PM
Hi all, I'm trying to realize a site to site VPN throught OpenVPN. I'm following this link:

Setup SSL VPN site to site tunnel (https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/sslvpn_instance_s2s.html)

At some point in the page it states the following:

QuoteLeaf Certificate - Type Server - Site B: Set the Common Name to the FQDN of this machine.

Is it mandatory to insert a real DNS name as the FQDN or is it possible to use a public static IP address?

Many thanks in advance.

Cheers
Title: Re: FQDN in OpenVPN SSL site to site
Post by: ludarkstar99 on December 17, 2024, 02:42:08 AM
it's not mandatory a "real" dns name for certificate common name for this purpose. in doubt use the internal dns name like fw01.doe.it.
but keep in mind: the name you insert there gonna be displayed in the connection status.