AEAD decrypt errors

[3xi7OVL 1]

Hi all,

Since a few days i get AEAD decrypt errors...im downloading a torrent while it happens...
i installed an old version of eddie(2.15.2)..because i thought maybe its coz of the new eddie client.
but it makes no difference, i attached the logfile of eddie..i hope somebody can explain this or help me solve it.

regards
3xi7

Eddie_20190508_163717.txt

[OpenSourcerer 1441]

Do you happen to have a cable/DOCSIS ISP?

[3xi7OVL 1]

Yes i have cable cablemodem/DOCSIS ISP?

[OpenSourcerer 1441]

Then this might be the reason. I and a handful of other users of cable internet around here experience similar things. There's not much we can do, we found (or didn't find a solution yet, let's put it this way).

But I trust you already tried other servers, ports and protocols? Because TCP works okay-ish.

[3xi7OVL 1]

Hi giganerd,

i tried many other servers...i used tcp to try some other ports...now i set it to automatic again. Will the decrypt errors unhide my identity and reveal my real ip?
speed of download is good...also on other servers...

I hope the problems gets resolved soon.

[OpenSourcerer 1441]

2 minutes ago, 3xi7OVL said:

Will the decrypt errors unhide my identity and reveal my real ip?

They simply mean that the replay protection of OpenVPN has been triggered. It does not uncover you in any way.

[3xi7OVL 1]

Hi giganerd,

thnx for explaining...vielen dank! now i hope this decrypt errors will be fixed soon..

[JAC-Render 1]

is this something that airvpn needs to fix or the problem is somewhere else?

[OpenSourcerer 1441]

On 5/10/2019 at 8:00 PM, JAC-Render said:

is this something that airvpn needs to fix or the problem is somewhere else?

Latest knowledge supports the latter. If you need more bandwidth in one place, any streaming traffic for example could be prioritized. This means, the current traffic streams are being identified and less prioritized traffic might be rerouted on the fly through other wires. This switch of routing might trigger it. I'm not an expert but there's definitely some short replay of packages happening, and OpenVPN is a bit allergic to that - for good reason.