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/
Don’t use Nord.
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.
fair 'nuf. but that ‘requires’ a: use … instead. That is, you recommend …?
Proton, all around better service and Swiss privacy Promise (a one you can actually build on)
Why? Privacy issues? Security issues? I’ve been using it for a couple of years now and not had any trouble with it.
Some further reasons to avoid NordVPN
Proton VPN has a free tier. Other recommended VPNs are IVPN and Mullvad. Techlore, Privacy Guides, and The New Oil have solid recommendations. IVPN allows for using a custom DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and has a Fedora Silverblue client.
UPDATE3: NordVPN changed stuff as regards OpenVPN access and apparently told no one (not even their support folks!). You must now go to their login page and pursue “manual setup” which apparently ends one with a new username/password pair. But it’s not made clear how long (perhaps one session?) these will last. Well, mateys i’m likely to kiss NordVPN goodbye for this. @#$!!! (there’s a reddit post about this, forgive me for offering a reddit link but there’s little else here it is: https://www.reddit.com/r/nordvpn/comments/14l7r7k/anyone_else_unable_to_login/ )
