# Specify that we are a client and that we will be pulling certain config file
#  directives from the server.
client

# Use the same setting as you are using on the server.
# On most systems, the VPN will not function unless you partially or fully
#  disable the firewall for the TUN/TAP interface.
dev {{vpn_interface_type}}

# Are we connecting to a TCP or UDP server?
# Use the same setting as on the server.
proto {{vpn_protocol}}
port {{vpn_server_port}}

# The hostname/IP and port of the server.
# You can have multiple remote entries to load balance between the servers.
remote {{vpn_server_host}} {{vpn_server_port}}

# Choose a random host from the remote list for load-balancing.
# Otherwise try hosts in the order specified.
remote-random

# Keep trying indefinitely to resolve the host name of the OpenVPN server.
# Very useful on machines which are not permanently connected to the internet
#  such as laptops.
resolv-retry infinite
route-delay 2

# Use the VPN as the default network connection
redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp # IPv4
route-ipv6 2000::/3               # IPv6

# Most clients don't need to bind to a specific local port number.
nobind

# Downgrade privileges after initialization.
;user openvpn
;group openvpn

# Try to preserve some state across restarts.
persist-key
persist-tun

# Try and avoid fragmentation issues.
fragment 1300
mssfix 1300

# If you are connecting through an HTTP proxy to reach the actual OpenVPN
#  server, put the proxy server/IP and port number here.
# See the man page if your proxy server requires authentication.
;http-proxy-retry # retry on connection failures
;http-proxy [proxy server] [proxy port #]

# Wireless networks often produce a lot of duplicate packets.
# Set this flag to silence duplicate packet warnings.
;mute-replay-warnings

# SSL/TLS parms.
# See the server config file for more description.
# It's best to use a separate .crt/.key file pair for each client.
# A single ca file can be used for all clients.
#ca ca.crt
#cert client.crt
#key client.key

# Verify server certificate by checking that the certificate has the correct
#  key usage set.
# This is an important precaution to protect against a potential attack
#  discussed here: http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm
#
# To use this feature, you will need to generate your server certificates with
#  the keyUsage set to
#   digitalSignature, keyEncipherment
#  and the extendedKeyUsage to
#   serverAuth
# EasyRSA can do this for you.
remote-cert-tls server

# If a tls-auth key is used on the server then every client must also have the
#  key.
tls-auth {{vpn_name}}-ta.key 1
auth-user-pass

# Select a cryptographic cipher.
# If the cipher option is used on the server then you must also specify it
#  here.
# Note that v2.4 client/server will automatically negotiate AES-256-GCM in TLS
#  mode.
# See also the data-ciphers option in the manpage
cipher AES-256-CBC

# Enable compression on the VPN link.
# Don't enable this unless it is also enabled in the server config file.
comp-lzo

# Set log file verbosity.
verb 3

# Silence repeating messages
;mute 20

<ca>
{{vpn_ca_certificate}}
</ca>