Azure VPN Gateway
An Azure service that enables the connection of on-premises networks to Azure through site-to-site virtual private networks.
Use AZURE VPN point to site on IOS
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Anonymous
Hello, I'm trying to configure a point to site VPN but I also want to use it with IOS, i tried following the documentation and using openvpn, but it won't connect it just keeps loading and nothing happens in the openvpn app. The VPN works fine as i'm using it on my PC with no issues i just can't manage to make it work on my iPhone i'm using the IKEv2 & openVPN (SSL) option. I created the certificates with powershell has anyone ever worked with this? There doesn't seem to be a lot of info out there.
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GitaraniSharma-MSFT 50,192 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator2023-06-27T10:26:02.3+00:00 Hello @Anonymous ,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform. Thank you for reaching out & hope you are doing well.
I understand that you are trying to configure a point to site VPN on your iPhone using using the IKEv2 & openVPN (SSL) option, but it won't connect and just keeps loading in the openvpn app.
I believe you followed the below article to configure the VPN client on your iOS device:
Could you please confirm what is the OpenVPN client version installed on your iPhone?
Also, what is your iOS version?
Regards,
Gita
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Anonymous
2023-06-27T10:29:25.5633333+00:00 Hello @GitaraniSharma-MSFT yes i'm using that article.
i tried with the latest openvpn version and with a beta version they dropped a couple of days ago
i'm using iOS 16.5Thank you!
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GitaraniSharma-MSFT 50,192 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
2023-06-27T10:35:28.5966667+00:00 Hello @Anonymous ,
OpenVPN Client version 2.6 is not yet supported for Azure point to site vpn connection.
Could you please make sure that you've installed the OpenVPN client version 2.4 or higher but below version 2.6 from the App store?
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Anonymous
2023-06-27T10:41:19.51+00:00 How can i install a below version from the app store?
I'm pretty sure thats not possible
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GitaraniSharma-MSFT 50,192 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
2023-06-27T11:08:08.36+00:00 @Anonymous , let me check on this and get back to you.
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GitaraniSharma-MSFT 50,192 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
2023-06-27T12:02:14.6566667+00:00 @Anonymous , you mentioned that "The VPN works fine as i'm using it on my PC with no issues". May I know which device and vpn client you are using in your working setup? Is it a Windows/Mac PC and are you using OpenVPN or Azure VPN client?
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Anonymous
2023-06-28T07:54:17.9833333+00:00 I'm using OpenVPN on windows and android, it works fine.
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GitaraniSharma-MSFT 50,192 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
2023-06-28T16:22:12.85+00:00 @Anonymous , which version of OpenVPN client are using on your Windows and Android device?
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Anonymous
2023-06-29T07:04:41.9033333+00:00 I'm using OpenVPNGUI for windows
and OpenVPN For Android (This is the one i'm using for android thats the full name, OpenVPN connect which is the official won't work)
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GitaraniSharma-MSFT 50,192 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
2023-06-30T16:06:16.1033333+00:00 Thank you for the details, @Anonymous . I've reached out to Azure VPN Product Group team regarding this issue. Please allow me sometime to discuss this with them and get back to you with an update.
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Anonymous
2023-07-11T07:27:41.9+00:00 Hello @GitaraniSharma-MSFT
Are there any News regarding this issue? I still couldn't find a solution by myself
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GitaraniSharma-MSFT 50,192 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
2023-07-13T16:19:07.84+00:00 Hello @Anonymous ,
Apologies for the delay in response.
I discussed this issue with the Azure VPN client Product Group team, and they provided the below update:
From what we observed, it seems like an issue with OpenVPN client on IOS as same version is working fine on Android. We don't support new versions of OpenVPN as we are not able to do exhaustive testing, but we did fix our code to work with newer versions and that's the reason it works on Android and Windows with newer OpenVPN clients. We have plans for an Azure VPN client on iOS but there is no ETA as of yet.
In the interim, you could try to remove the quotes from the
verify-x509-nameconfig line of the*.ovpnconfig file like below and test if it works:From:
verify-x509-name '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000.vpn.azure.com' nameTo:
verify-x509-name 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000.vpn.azure.com nameor remove the line altogether.
Could you please try the above step and let me know if it works?
Regards,
Gita
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Anonymous
2023-07-14T08:25:55.0566667+00:00 Hello @GitaraniSharma-MSFT That was one of the things i've tried some weeks ago with no luck...
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GitaraniSharma-MSFT 50,192 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
2023-07-17T10:25:17.0166667+00:00 Thank you for the update, @Anonymous .
We wish to engage with you offline for a much closer look, please send an email with subject line "ATTN gishar | Use AZURE VPN point to site on IOS" to AzCommunity[at]Microsoft[dot]com with the following details, I will follow-up with you.
- Reference this Q&A thread
- Your Azure Subscription ID
- Azure VPN gateway name
- “verify-x509-name” line that you are using in the *.ovpn config file.
- Screenshot of the error which you receive on your iPhone.
Note: Do not share any PII data as a public comment.
Regards,
Gita
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GitaraniSharma-MSFT 50,192 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
2023-07-19T12:21:19.37+00:00 @Anonymous , could you please send us an email as requested above?
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Leland Ballard 7 Reputation points2023-09-08T19:54:35.41+00:00 I am experiencing the same issues for iOS. I am sending an email with the details above to hopefully be put in touch with the product support team for this issue.
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