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Rene Millman

BIZARRE: Proton vpn kills off legacy openvpn configs in push for better security - What They Never Told You

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  • Proton VPN is removing support for old manual OpenVPN configuration files
  • Users must download new configs or switch to WireGuard before February 28
  • Proton VPN confirms that support for OpenVPN on its servers will remain

Proton VPN has announced it is retiring old manual OpenVPN configuration files on security grounds, setting a strict cutoff date of February 28, 2026.

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