"configure --enable-x509-alt-username". Effectively no change in
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code size, and one less build variant to maintain and test (GH: [OpenVPN/openvpn#917](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/issues/917)).
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* require "script-security 2" when using `--dev unix:<program>`
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* socks client: fix and improve various code parts
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* configure etc: drop support for systemd 216 and older, adapt
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other checks to reflect modern systemd setups
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* fix unit test building with libcmocka 2.0+
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* fix Android build warnings about unused variables/methods
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* allow --test-crypto to run without --secret
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(prepare for removal of --secret after 2.7)
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* improve WolfSSL build compatibility
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For a list of all changes see the [git log](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/compare/v2.7_rc4...v2.7_rc5).
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Highlights of 2.7 include:
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* Multi-socket support for servers -- Handle multiple addresses/ports/protocols within one server
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* Improved Client support for DNS options
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* Client implementations for Linux/BSD/macOS, included with the default install
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* New client implementation for Windows, adding support for features like split DNS and DNSSEC
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* Architectural improvements on Windows
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* The `block-local` flag is now enforced with WFP filters
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* Windows network adapters are now generated on demand
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* Windows automatic service now runs as an unpriviledged user
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* Support for server mode in win-dco driver
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* Note: Support for the wintun driver has been removed. win-dco is now the default, tap-windows6 is the fallback solution for use-cases not covered by win-dco.
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* Improved data channel
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* Enforcement of AES-GCM usage limit
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* Epoch data keys and packet format
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* Support for new upstream DCO Linux kernel module
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* This release supports the new `ovpn` DCO Linux kernel module which will be available in future upstream Linux kernel releases. Backports of the new module to current kernels are available via the [ovpn-backports project](https://github.com/OpenVPN/ovpn-backports).
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* Client-side support for new `PUSH_UPDATE` control-channel message
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* This allows servers to send updates to options like routing and DNS config without triggering a reconnect.
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* PUSH_UPDATE server support (minimal)
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* New management interface commands `push-update-broad` and `push-update-cid` to send PUSH_UPDATE option updates.
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* TLS 1.3 support with bleeding-edge mbedTLS versions
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* Two new environment variables have been introduced to communicate desired default gateway redirection to plugins like Network Manager.
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* Support for Epoch data channel on Windows, using the win-dco driver (2.8.0+)
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* "Recursive Routing" check is now more granular, and will only drop packets-in-tunnel if destination IP, protocol and port matches with those needed to reach the VPN server.
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* COPYING: license details only relevant to our Windows installers have been updated and moved to the openvpn-build repo
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For details see [Changes.rst](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/blob/v2.7_rc5/Changes.rst)
For Community-maintained packages for Linux distributions see [OpenVPN Software Repositories](/Pages/OpenVPN%20software%20repos). Note that the Fedora Copr repositories have been moved to the @OpenVPN group account and that there are new repositories available on openSUSE Buildservice.
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## OpenVPN 2.7_rc4 -- Released 17 December 2025
The OpenVPN community project team is proud to release OpenVPN 2.7_rc4. This is the fourth release candidate for the feature release 2.7.0.
