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-)
The manual credentials last indefinitely as far as I can tell. I just checked my NordVPN settings, and lo and behold I set this up years ago and forgot about it. It’s been working for me this entire time and I noticed no connection drop on my media server today.
I’m guessing this change is related to two factor authentication. For accounts with 2FA enabled, I imagine they flipped some switch so that the default credentials can no longer be used without also supplying the 2FA token. Terrible messaging and rollout on their part though, no question. On the flip side I think manual credentials were always the intended setup for OpenVPN, and the real fuckup is that you’re regular credentials ever worked without your 2FA token, even though you had 2FA enabled. That makes me seriously question Nord’s security chops…