Provision an OpenVPN Server and Client Instances on Amazon EC2

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Provision an OpenVPN Server and Client Instances on Amazon EC2

With security becoming more and more of a concern and remote work becoming more standard, many companies choose to implement a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to provide employees with a secure connection to access company resources. In this hands-on lab, you will be tasked with provisioning an OpenVPN server and client with the appropriate configurations to facilitate communication.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Apr 06, 2025

Duration

15m

Challenge

Access the AWS Web Console and Navigate to the EC2 Service
- Use the link provided to access the AWS web console login page.
- Enter the IAM username and password provided to log in.
- Navigate to the EC2 service.
Challenge

Provision an OpenVPN Server on EC2
- Click Launch Instance in the EC2 service.
- Configure the OpenVPN server with the following specifications:
  
  Name: vpn_server
  
  Image: Ubuntu 20.04
  
  Instance type: t2.micro
  
  Key pair: vpnserver
  
  Security group rules (from anywhere): 22/TCP, 943/TCP, 945/TCP, 443/TCP, 1194/UDP
  
  Storage: 1x8 GiB gp2
- Click Launch Instance.
Challenge

Provision an OpenVPN Client on EC2
- Click Launch Instance in the EC2 service.
- Configure the OpenVPN client with the following specifications:
  
  Name: vpn_client
  
  Image: Ubuntu 20.04
  
  Instance type: t2.micro
  
  Key pair: vpnclient
  
  Security group rules (from anywhere): 22/TCP
  
  Storage: 1x8 GiB gp2
- Click Launch Instance.

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