If you prefer automation, scripts like MikroTik-OpenVPN (available on GitHub) can automate these CLI commands to generate certificates and users in seconds.
: Automatically assigns static IPs to every device in your VPN LAN, allowing devices to communicate with each other easily. Automated PKI
Before diving into automation, it's crucial to understand what a generator is actually doing. A comprehensive MikroTik OpenVPN config generator aims to automate the following native steps on a RouterOS device: mikrotik openvpn config generator
openssl genrsa -out server.key 4096 openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr -subj "/CN=vpn.example.com" openssl x509 -req -in server.csr -CA ca.crt -CAkey ca.key -CAcreateserial -out server.crt -days 1825 -sha256
Each certificate must be signed with specific key usages (like "TLS server" or "TLS client") and then exported with the private keys. A comprehensive MikroTik OpenVPN config generator aims to
/ppp secret add name=vpnuser password=vpnpassword profile=ovpn-profile service=ovpn Use code with caution. Part 2: Generating SSL Certificates on MikroTik
<ca> -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- (Your CA certificate here) -----END CERTIFICATE----- </ca> If you prefer automation
Ensure your MikroTik has the correct time via SNTP Client , or certificates will show as "not yet valid."
# MikroTik-Optimized Profile client dev tun proto udp remote 192.168.88.1 1194 resolv-retry infinite nobind persist-key persist-tun cipher AES-256-CBC auth SHA256 verb 3 remote-cert-tls server auth-user-pass tls-auth ta.key 1
Adjust auth/cipher to match client configuration.