OpenVPN 2.6 released

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    OpenVPN 2.6 Released (January 25, 2023)
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    Changelog (Changes.rst)
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    New features and improvements in 2.6.0 compared to 2.5.8:
    • Data Channel Offload (DCO) kernel acceleration support for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD.
    • OpenSSL 3 support.
    • Improved handling of tunnel MTU, including support for pushable MTU.
    • Outdated cryptographic algorithms disabled by default, but there are options to override if necessary.
    • Reworked TLS handshake, making OpenVPN immune to replay-packet state exhaustion attacks.
    • Added --peer-fingerprint mode for a more simplistic certificate setup and verification.
    • Added Pre-Logon Access Provider support to OpenVPN GUI for Windows.
    • Improved protocol negotiation, leading to faster connection setup.
    • Included openvpn-gui updated to 11.36.0.0. See CHANGES.rst.
    • Updated easy-rsa3 bundled with the installer on Windows.
    • Various bug fixes.
     
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