IPIP Mesh/OH7LZB VPN - Revision history

KI5QKX: Organize remaining IPIP Mesh articles and navigation

2026-09-29T19:27:54Z

Organize remaining IPIP Mesh articles and navigation

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	The OH7LZB VPN was an experimental method to access the IPIP Mesh using a VPN from anywhere on the Internet. The VPN was openly available to any amateur radio operators who had successfully applied for an X.509 certificate from one of the following Certificate Authorities:		The OH7LZB VPN was an experimental method to access the IPIP Mesh using a VPN from anywhere on the Internet. The VPN was openly available to any amateur radio operators who had successfully applied for an X.509 certificate from one of the following Certificate Authorities:

KI5QKX: KI5QKX moved page OH7LZB VPN to IPIP Mesh/OH7LZB VPN: Group remaining mesh documentation under IPIP Mesh

2026-09-29T19:27:52Z

KI5QKX moved page OH7LZB VPN to IPIP Mesh/OH7LZB VPN: Group remaining mesh documentation under IPIP Mesh

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	To rephrase: When Tunnelblick says "A passphrase is required to connect to amprnet-vpn", the passphrase being asked is the one you picked when you first applied for a LoTW certificate. It's not something the VPN operator knows (or should know). Only you have ever been aware of that passphrase (hopefully).		To rephrase: When Tunnelblick says "A passphrase is required to connect to amprnet-vpn", the passphrase being asked is the one you picked when you first applied for a LoTW certificate. It's not something the VPN operator knows (or should know). Only you have ever been aware of that passphrase (hopefully).

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	[[Category:Reference]][[Category:How-To Guides]]		[[Category:Reference]][[Category:How-To Guides]]
	[[Category:Participation Methods]]		[[Category:Participation Methods]]
	[[Category:VPN]]		[[Category:VPN]]

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	[[Category:Reference]][[Category:How-To Guides]]		[[Category:Reference]][[Category:How-To Guides]]
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	# Connection should be established		# Connection should be established

	== Linux (Raspberry PI): OpenVPN ==		== Linux (Raspberry Pi): OpenVPN ==

	Log in to Raspberry Pi console. Install openvpn software.		Log in to Raspberry Pi console. Install openvpn software.

KI5QKX at 20:30, 12 December 2024

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	To rephrase: When Tunnelblick says "A passphrase is required to connect to amprnet-vpn", the passphrase being asked is the one you picked when you first applied for a LoTW certificate. It's not something the VPN operator knows (or should know). Only you have ever been aware of that passphrase (hopefully).		To rephrase: When Tunnelblick says "A passphrase is required to connect to amprnet-vpn", the passphrase being asked is the one you picked when you first applied for a LoTW certificate. It's not something the VPN operator knows (or should know). Only you have ever been aware of that passphrase (hopefully).



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Cross: KC8QBA suggests bolding the sentence about the OH7LZB VPN being down.

2024-05-04T12:03:28Z

KC8QBA suggests bolding the sentence about the OH7LZB VPN being down.

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	* [http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world ARRL Logbook of the World (LoTW)]		* [http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world ARRL Logbook of the World (LoTW)]

	As of May, 2024, the OH7LZB VPN appears to no longer be operational.		<b>As of May, 2024, the OH7LZB VPN appears to no longer be operational.</b>

	The Certificate Authority (CA) validates using a relatively strong method that the operator is actually licensed, and gives the operator a cryptographic certificate to prove that. Other services, such as this VPN can then check that the operator possesses a valid amateur radio operator certificate (and the accompanying private key), without any manual work being performed by the operators of those services. The operator can use his private key to sign LoTW log files, or any other information he wishes to communicate, and other parties trusting the CA can use the certificate to check that they have been transmitted by someone who has a private key and a certificate for a callsign from the CA.		The Certificate Authority (CA) validates using a relatively strong method that the operator is actually licensed, and gives the operator a cryptographic certificate to prove that. Other services, such as this VPN can then check that the operator possesses a valid amateur radio operator certificate (and the accompanying private key), without any manual work being performed by the operators of those services. The operator can use his private key to sign LoTW log files, or any other information he wishes to communicate, and other parties trusting the CA can use the certificate to check that they have been transmitted by someone who has a private key and a certificate for a callsign from the CA.

Cross: KC8QBA reports on the 44Net mailing list that the OH7LZB VPN is no longer working; mention that on the wiki page.

2024-05-03T17:14:08Z

KC8QBA reports on the 44Net mailing list that the OH7LZB VPN is no longer working; mention that on the wiki page.

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	The OH7LZB VPN is an experimental method to access the IPIP Mesh using a VPN from anywhere on the Internet. The VPN is openly available to any amateur radio operators who ~~have~~ successfully applied for an X.509 certificate from one of the following Certificate Authorities:		The OH7LZB VPN was an experimental method to access the IPIP Mesh using a VPN from anywhere on the Internet. The VPN was openly available to any amateur radio operators who had successfully applied for an X.509 certificate from one of the following Certificate Authorities:

	* [http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world ARRL Logbook of the World (LoTW)]		* [http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world ARRL Logbook of the World (LoTW)]

			As of May, 2024, the OH7LZB VPN appears to no longer be operational.

	The Certificate Authority (CA) validates using a relatively strong method that the operator is actually licensed, and gives the operator a cryptographic certificate to prove that. Other services, such as this VPN can then check that the operator possesses a valid amateur radio operator certificate (and the accompanying private key), without any manual work being performed by the operators of those services. The operator can use his private key to sign LoTW log files, or any other information he wishes to communicate, and other parties trusting the CA can use the certificate to check that they have been transmitted by someone who has a private key and a certificate for a callsign from the CA.		The Certificate Authority (CA) validates using a relatively strong method that the operator is actually licensed, and gives the operator a cryptographic certificate to prove that. Other services, such as this VPN can then check that the operator possesses a valid amateur radio operator certificate (and the accompanying private key), without any manual work being performed by the operators of those services. The operator can use his private key to sign LoTW log files, or any other information he wishes to communicate, and other parties trusting the CA can use the certificate to check that they have been transmitted by someone who has a private key and a certificate for a callsign from the CA.

G1fef: G1fef moved page AMPRNet VPN to OH7LZB VPN

2023-09-17T17:48:35Z

G1fef moved page AMPRNet VPN to OH7LZB VPN

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G1fef at 17:48, 17 September 2023

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	OH7LZB VPN is an experimental method to access the IPIP Mesh using a VPN from anywhere on the Internet. The VPN is openly available to any amateur radio operators who have successfully applied for an X.509 certificate from one of the following Certificate Authorities:		The OH7LZB VPN is an experimental method to access the IPIP Mesh using a VPN from anywhere on the Internet. The VPN is openly available to any amateur radio operators who have successfully applied for an X.509 certificate from one of the following Certificate Authorities:

	* [http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world ARRL Logbook of the World (LoTW)]		* [http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world ARRL Logbook of the World (LoTW)]