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NordVPN suddenly not working with OpenVPN? UPDATE: NordVPN maybe down currently. (vlemmy.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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After working pretty well for several years suddenly NordVPN is returning an AUTH_FAILURE via OpenVPN, despite the same username/password working to login on their website. Has anyone else suddenly experienced this? Any clues? (other than stop using NordVPN [wink]/-sigh-) Thank you! UPDATE: NordVPN is (apparently) reading as down via https://downdetector.com/status/nord-vpn/map/

UPDATE2: It is starting to indicate a generalized failure of accepting authorization from OpenVPN as one can see from the comments down the page linked above. Has NordVPN quietly pulled a reddit against 'third party' agents? (if so, i want some money back - hah, fat chance -sigh-)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Don't use Nord.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why? Privacy issues? Security issues? I've been using it for a couple of years now and not had any trouble with it.

[–] httpjames 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Many issues.

They were hacked in 2019 and got their private keys leaked.
They have ties to a data mining company called Tesonet.
Their "experiments" have used cookies to perform price discrimination on unsuspecting visitors.
Their website is infested with trackers and third party cookies.

https://blog.httpjames.space/nordvpn-is-a-shitvpn/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Also they have a shit load of money advertising, if a company advertises that much they definitely scam you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

fair 'nuf. but that 'requires' a: use ... instead. That is, you recommend ....?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Proton, all around better service and Swiss privacy Promise (a one you can actually build on)

[–] httpjames 3 points 1 year ago

Windscribe, Mullvad, IVPN, Proton

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm using a shared NordVPN account I bought from a random site for 2.5USD and 9 months of service LOL.

I will buy one for another random site when this expires.