How to Fix TryHackMe OpenVPN Connection “data-ciphers” or “depreciated cipher” Error on Kali Linux
Why this error cause:
- OpenVPN’s updated client is now incompatible with the configuration files generated by TryHackMe VPN servers.
Affected Versions:
- OpenVPN 2.6 (Only)
How to fix?
- Update & upgrade your Kali Linux.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
- Update your .ovpn config file by replacing data-ciphers AES-256-CBC with cipher AES-256-CBC.
- Now try to connect with the TryHackMe server again and you see that you successfully connected.
- Check with ifconfig to get the VPN tunnel Ip.
- - If it's not work, then change the server and try again now it’s work.
- Also, remember that some countries block VPNs if your country blocks VPN then use AttackBox.
- In your case if your country does not block VPNs but you get same error then last option is try running TryHackMe OpenVPN-Troubleshooting Script.
Thanks for Reading.