OpenVPN 2.7.7 Released with Various Improvements, Bug and Security Fixes

Posted by hanuca on Sep 8, 2026 7:11 AM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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OpenVPN 2.7.7 has been released as the seventh maintenance update to the latest OpenVPN 2.7 series of this open-source software for connecting to virtual private networks (VPN).

OpenVPN 2.7.7 is here to reduce the number of future keys from 16 to 4 when using EPOCH data channel format, leading to less log spam in userland and fewer resources used in in-kernel implementations. According to the devs, the previous calculation was wrong, and 4 spare keys are sufficient for 100+ Gbit/s links.

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