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diff --git a/doc/openvpn.8 b/doc/openvpn.8 index 56be29e..f40ef1f 100644 --- a/doc/openvpn.8 +++ b/doc/openvpn.8 @@ -3621,6 +3621,14 @@ would see nothing but random-looking data. .\"********************************************************* .TP +.B \-\-key-direction +Alternative way of specifying the optional direction parameter for the +.B \-\-tls-auth +and +.B \-\-secret +options. Useful when using inline files (See section on inline files). +.\"********************************************************* +.TP .B \-\-auth alg Authenticate packets with HMAC using message digest algorithm @@ -5901,6 +5909,37 @@ X509_1_C=KG .ft .fi .\"********************************************************* +.SH INLINE FILE SUPPORT +OpenVPN allows including files in the main configuration for the +.B \-\-ca, \-\-cert, \-\-dh, \-\-extra-certs, \-\-key, \-\-pkcs12, \-\-secret +and +.B \-\-tls-auth +options. + +Each inline file started by the line +.B <option> +and ended by the line +.B </option> + +Here is an example of an inline file usage + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +4 +<cert> +-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- +[...] +-----END CERTIFICATE----- +</cert> +.in -4 +.ft +.fi + +When using the inline file feature with +.B \-\-pkcs12 +the inline file has to be base64 encoded. Encoding of a .p12 file into base64 can be done for example with OpenSSL by running +.B openssl base64 -in input.p12 + .SH SIGNALS .TP .B SIGHUP |