> Timothe Litt
> ACM Distinguished Engineer
> --------------------------
> This communication may not represent the ACM or my employer's views,
> if any, on the matters discussed.
>
> On 09-Apr-14 08:25, openvpn-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:
>> Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:02:54 +0300
>> From: Samuli Sepp?nen<sam...@openvpn.net>
>> Subject: [Openvpn-users] Regarding pkcs11 support in our Debian/Ubuntu
>>      packages
>> To:"openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net"
>>      <openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net>,
>>      "openvpn-de...@lists.sourceforge.net"
>>      <openvpn-de...@lists.sourceforge.net>
>> Message-ID:<53451ace.1020...@openvpn.net>
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>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> It OpenVPN 2.3.3 requires libpkcs11-helper 1.11 or newer. What this
>> means is that unless I patch the OpenVPN sources I won't be able to
>> provide Debian/Ubuntu packages with pkcs11 support except for Ubuntu
>> 14.04 which has 1.11 in default repos.
>>
>> So, is anyone using pkcs11 with the Debian packages I've provided? If
>> not, I will simply remove pkcs11 support and be done with it. I could
>> patch the openvpn sources to allow an older libpkcs11, but I'm not sure
>> if that would cause problems elsewhere.
>>
>> -- Samuli Sepp?nen Community Manager OpenVPN Technologies, Inc irc 
>> freenode net: mattock
> I have not yet used pkcs11, but it is on my list to switch to tokens 
> once some other issues are resolved.
>
> I use debian on RPI.  Currently a custom build, but I hope to switch 
> back to the packages once they catch up to git (+ a not-yet-developed 
> bugfix).
We decided to just reverse the patch that required libpkcs11-helper >=
1.11 for the debian packages. According to the developers this should be
perfectly fine. So, we can keep pkcs11 support in the packages.

-- 
Samuli Seppänen
Community Manager
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc

irc freenode net: mattock


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