# Why should I use OpenVPN Access Sever?

OpenVPN Access Server Features

##### Post Metadata
- Posted at: about 7 years ago
- Net upvotes: 1


## Comments
### Comment 1

BYOD REGARDLESS OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
OpenVPN Clients free your users to choose their favorite device with support for Android, iODS, Linux, macOS, and Window.


FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS
Server software installation images are available for:

Most of the popular Linux distributors
VMware and Microsoft virtualized infrastructure
Azure and AWS Clouds

VPN ADMINISTRATION WEB PORTAL
Administrator portal provides for intuitive configuration of settings
User connection access logs can be viewed and searched
For those administrators that prefer Command Line Interface(CLI) access, a rich command set is available

FINE-GRAINED ACCESS CONTROL
Global, Group, and User hierarchy allows for methodical access configuration
Rules can be defined at the IP address, protocol, and port granularity

ONE-CLICK CLIENT DISTRIBUTION
Just sharing the web address of Access Server’s Client Portal with your users solves the Client distribution challenge inherent in wide-scale deployments
After authentication, users download their Client installation files or connection profiles directly from the Access SErver’s Client Portal

MULTIPLE SECURE AUTHENTICATION MODES
Integrated with two-factor authentication using Google Authenticator
Plug-ins can be used to integrate multi-factor authentication with Duo Security, smart cards and any TOTP based token generators
Users can be authenticated using PAM, RADIUS, LDAP, Active Directory, or a local user database

NO-HASSLE CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT
OpenVPN Access Servers comes built-in with its own internal X.509 PKI, but can also support an external PKI
VPN clients get their certificates bundled with their configuration profiles

TRANSPARENT OPEN SOURCE CODE
Leverages OpenVPN, OpenSSL, and embed TLS open source projects
Code is scrutinized and quick fixes are ensured due to large community support

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: about 7 years ago
- Net upvotes: 1


### Comment 2

For better Security and privacy.

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: almost 5 years ago
- Author title: ETL Data Engineer @DataEconomics | Python | Talend | Tableau | SQL| Spark | Collibra




## Related Product
[OpenVPN Access Server](https://www.g2.com/products/openvpn-access-server/reviews)

## Related Category
[Business VPN](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-vpn)

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