OpenVPN
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OpenVPN is an open-source virtual private network (VPN) solution that enables secure, encrypted connections over the internet for remote access and site-to-site networking.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OpenVPN canonical | 7 |
| OpenVPN Access Server | 1 |
| OpenVPN Technologies, Inc. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2113999 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: OpenVPN Context triple: [OpenWrt, supports, OpenVPN]
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A.
OpenWrt
OpenWrt is a Linux-based, highly customizable open-source operating system primarily used on embedded devices and routers to provide advanced networking features and package management.
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B.
IKEv2
IKEv2 is a modern key management and security association protocol used to establish and maintain secure VPN connections in IPsec-based networks.
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C.
Teredo
Teredo is a tunneling protocol that enables IPv6 connectivity for devices on IPv4 networks, particularly those behind NAT.
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D.
Open Transport networking
Open Transport networking is Apple’s modernized networking architecture and API framework that provided improved performance and protocol support for classic Mac OS systems.
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E.
OVS
OVS is the New York State agency that provides financial assistance, advocacy, and support services to victims of crime.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: OpenVPN Target entity description: OpenVPN is an open-source virtual private network (VPN) solution that enables secure, encrypted connections over the internet for remote access and site-to-site networking.
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A.
OpenWrt
OpenWrt is a Linux-based, highly customizable open-source operating system primarily used on embedded devices and routers to provide advanced networking features and package management.
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B.
IKEv2
IKEv2 is a modern key management and security association protocol used to establish and maintain secure VPN connections in IPsec-based networks.
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C.
Teredo
Teredo is a tunneling protocol that enables IPv6 connectivity for devices on IPv4 networks, particularly those behind NAT.
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D.
Open Transport networking
Open Transport networking is Apple’s modernized networking architecture and API framework that provided improved performance and protocol support for classic Mac OS systems.
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E.
OVS
OVS is the New York State agency that provides financial assistance, advocacy, and support services to victims of crime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
open-source software
ⓘ
security software ⓘ virtual private network software ⓘ |
| developedBy |
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenVPN
|
| hasCommercialVariant |
OpenVPN Access Server
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenVPN
OpenVPN Cloud ⓘ
linked to:
VPN-as-a-service
|
| hasConfigurationFileExtension | .ovpn ⓘ |
| implements | virtual private network ⓘ |
| isFreeSoftware | true ⓘ |
| isOpenSource | true ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| softwareType | VPN solution ⓘ |
| supports |
client-server architecture
ⓘ
point-to-point tunneling ⓘ remote access VPN ⓘ site-to-site VPN ⓘ |
| supportsAuthentication |
X.509 certificates
ⓘ
pre-shared keys ⓘ two-factor authentication ⓘ username/password ⓘ |
| supportsEncryption |
3DES
ⓘ
AES ⓘ
linked to:
Advanced Encryption Standard
Blowfish ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
DNS push
ⓘ
IPv4 ⓘ IPv6 ⓘ TLS control channel ⓘ bridge mode ⓘ certificate revocation lists ⓘ client-to-client communication ⓘ compression ⓘ dynamic IP address assignment ⓘ encryption ⓘ network address translation traversal ⓘ perfect forward secrecy ⓘ routing mode ⓘ split tunneling ⓘ tunneling ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Android
ⓘ
FreeBSD ⓘ Linux ⓘ OpenBSD ⓘ Solaris ⓘ
linked to:
Solaris operating system
Windows ⓘ iOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
TCP
ⓘ
linked to:
Transmission Control Protocol
UDP ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bypassing network restrictions
ⓘ
protecting data over untrusted networks ⓘ secure remote access ⓘ site-to-site networking ⓘ |
| uses |
OpenSSL
ⓘ
SSL/TLS ⓘ
linked to:
SSL
|
| writtenInLanguage | C ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: OpenVPN Description of subject: OpenVPN is an open-source virtual private network (VPN) solution that enables secure, encrypted connections over the internet for remote access and site-to-site networking.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.