Keeps asking for password

[FrenchGithubUser]

I'm using it on pop os.
I can log in normally, I click to connect on a server, I enter my sudo password, it says 'connecting...'
and then it keeps asking for a password with a pop up.

Any idea of what could go wrong ?

[vfosterm]

not sure, which version are you on?
You could try launching the application from the terminal, there is a good chance that an error would be logged there.

[asqwerth]

Hi, thanks for this GUI, which I'm using on MX19. It was just freshly packaged for the distro by the packaging team on my request, and is still in MX's Test Repo for testing and feedback.

I believe the issue is not a repeated request for the nordvpn account password, but the continued request for the sudo password to disable IPV6. I note that if you choose to "cancel" the request for password, VPN will still connect. But every fresh connection to another VPN server will cause the sudo password request to pop up again.

This is despite:

1. the closure of this IPv6-related bug Disable IPv6 to prevent dns leaks #6
2. you stating twice on the front page of this project that root password/permission is not required
3. the instruction on the homepage to simply disable WebRTC (no mention of disabling IPv6) to prevent dns leaks, which I do with the "Disable WebRTC" firefox extension.

I give full details of my observation of this issue (and a few other issues) in this MX forum thread for this package:
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=624268#p624268

[vfosterm]

Hi, the readme is outdated in this regard. The last time I tested, NordVPN did not support IPV6. The only way to prevent leaks is to disable it system wide which requires root privileges. Of course it is possible to not disable ipv6 by pressing cancel but it is currently programmed to attempt to disable and enable ipv6 after every connection/disconnection.

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[asqwerth]

Thanks. So the action taken by Nordvpn as set out in this blog entry doesn't help with leaks due to users having IPv6 addresses?

https://nordvpn.com/blog/nordvpn-implements-ipv6-leak-protection/

[vfosterm]

It looks like their official binaries block ipv6 much like application does. I haven't tested their official binaries in quite some time but it does not seem, even years later, that they support ipv6.
Currently I am disabling ipv6 system wide using sysctl (which requires elevated privileges), there is probably a more elegant solution to this. If you have any suggestions feel free to submit a pull request or suggest them here.