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Windscribe / Desktop-App

Windscribe 2.0 desktop client for Windows, Mac and Linux
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Allow the removal of cached credentials #173

Closed wellloaded closed 1 month ago

wellloaded commented 2 months ago

Very simple: once you provide the credential (e.g. custom OPVN/Wireguard conf file), we have the option to store (cache) the credentials. I don't see anywhere a function to remove/clear credentials.

If I can suggest; this would make sense being a right click option on the connection itself e.g. a menu with an option "clear cached credentials", so that this can be performed on a connection/configuration basis.

P.S. in the meantime, while this is considered, how do I remove this manually?

Thanks

jaxu commented 2 months ago

Absolutely, this should be added. I've opened a ticket on our board.

In the meantime, you can remove the customOvpnAuths=... line from ~/.config/Windscribe/Windscribe2.conf

wellloaded commented 2 months ago

Absolutely, this should be added. I've opened a ticket on our board.

In the meantime, you can remove the customOvpnAuths=... line from ~/.config/Windscribe/Windscribe2.conf

where do I find the Windscribe2.conf on windows?

jaxu commented 2 months ago

I'm sorry, I'm not sure why I assumed Linux. On Windows, it's stored in the registry at Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Windscribe\Windscribe2. You can remove the customOvpnAuths key.

wellloaded commented 2 months ago

Hum I don't appear to have the customOvpnAuths key , perhaps I should have mentioned that my custom connection is wireguard.

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jaxu commented 2 months ago

I'm not sure I understand. Custom WG connections do not prompt for credentials and do not save anything.

wellloaded commented 2 months ago

I think you are right.... I was initially using OpenVPN (like 6 months ago) I since switched to wireguard. The reason of this odd question of mine is that my VPN provider has merged into a new brand, and we got ask to log in with the new credentials. I suppose your point is very valid, authentication as in username/password if ever is relevant to OpeVPN only.

Thanks for the clarification I did overlook at this one.

jaxu commented 2 months ago

Thanks for confirming. We'll check back when we've fixed the original issue.

bernerdad commented 1 month ago

This has been implemented in the v2.12.1 release. Cached credentials will be removed when you remove the custom config folder from the app and exit the app.