Where to set the password for an OpenVPN server with login/password authentication?

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I would like to setup an OpenVPN server which would accept credential based authentication from clients. The concept is described in the documentation:




While it is discouraged from a security perspective, it is also
possible to disable the use of client certificates, and force
username/password authentication only. On the server:



client-cert-not-required


Such configurations should usually also set:



username-as-common-name


which will tell the server to use the username for indexing purposes
as it would use the Common Name of a client which was authenticating
via a client certificate.




Where and how is this password set up?



I would like it to be the same for all clients (which would just identify themselves via the username, per username-as-common-name above)










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    I would like to setup an OpenVPN server which would accept credential based authentication from clients. The concept is described in the documentation:




    While it is discouraged from a security perspective, it is also
    possible to disable the use of client certificates, and force
    username/password authentication only. On the server:



    client-cert-not-required


    Such configurations should usually also set:



    username-as-common-name


    which will tell the server to use the username for indexing purposes
    as it would use the Common Name of a client which was authenticating
    via a client certificate.




    Where and how is this password set up?



    I would like it to be the same for all clients (which would just identify themselves via the username, per username-as-common-name above)










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      I would like to setup an OpenVPN server which would accept credential based authentication from clients. The concept is described in the documentation:




      While it is discouraged from a security perspective, it is also
      possible to disable the use of client certificates, and force
      username/password authentication only. On the server:



      client-cert-not-required


      Such configurations should usually also set:



      username-as-common-name


      which will tell the server to use the username for indexing purposes
      as it would use the Common Name of a client which was authenticating
      via a client certificate.




      Where and how is this password set up?



      I would like it to be the same for all clients (which would just identify themselves via the username, per username-as-common-name above)










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      I would like to setup an OpenVPN server which would accept credential based authentication from clients. The concept is described in the documentation:




      While it is discouraged from a security perspective, it is also
      possible to disable the use of client certificates, and force
      username/password authentication only. On the server:



      client-cert-not-required


      Such configurations should usually also set:



      username-as-common-name


      which will tell the server to use the username for indexing purposes
      as it would use the Common Name of a client which was authenticating
      via a client certificate.




      Where and how is this password set up?



      I would like it to be the same for all clients (which would just identify themselves via the username, per username-as-common-name above)







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