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Troubleshooting AWS Client VPN: Clients cannot connect — mutual authentication

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Troubleshooting AWS Client VPN: Clients cannot connect — mutual authentication - AWS Client VPN
Problem

I use mutual authentication for my Client VPN endpoint. Clients are getting TLS key negotiation failed errors and timeout errors.

Possible causes

The configuration file that was provided to the clients does not contain the client certificate and the client private key, or the certificate and key are incorrect.

Solution

Ensure that the configuration file contains the correct client certificate and key. If necessary, fix the configuration file and redistribute it to your clients. For more information, see AWS Client VPN endpoint configuration file export.

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