diff --git a/nmrs/src/api/builders/openvpn_builder.rs b/nmrs/src/api/builders/openvpn_builder.rs
index 9231ca73..dd275832 100644
--- a/nmrs/src/api/builders/openvpn_builder.rs
+++ b/nmrs/src/api/builders/openvpn_builder.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ pub struct OpenVpnBuilder {
     password: Option<String>,
     compression: Option<OpenVpnCompression>,
     proxy: Option<OpenVpnProxy>,
+    tls_auth_key: Option<String>,
+    tls_auth_direction: Option<u8>,
+    tls_crypt: Option<String>,
+    tls_crypt_v2: Option<String>,
+    tls_version_min: Option<String>,
+    tls_version_max: Option<String>,
+    tls_cipher: Option<String>,
+    remote_cert_tls: Option<String>,
+    verify_x509_name: Option<(String, String)>,
+    crl_verify: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl OpenVpnBuilder {
@@ -85,6 +95,16 @@ impl OpenVpnBuilder {
             password: None,
             compression: None,
             proxy: None,
+            tls_auth_key: None,
+            tls_auth_direction: None,
+            tls_crypt: None,
+            tls_crypt_v2: None,
+            tls_version_min: None,
+            tls_version_max: None,
+            tls_cipher: None,
+            remote_cert_tls: None,
+            verify_x509_name: None,
+            crl_verify: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -212,6 +232,74 @@ impl OpenVpnBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Sets the TLS authentication key path and optional direction.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn tls_auth(mut self, key_path: impl Into<String>, direction: Option<u8>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_auth_key = Some(key_path.into());
+        self.tls_auth_direction = direction;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the TLS-Crypt key path.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn tls_crypt(mut self, key_path: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_crypt = Some(key_path.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the TLS-Crypt-v2 key path.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn tls_crypt_v2(mut self, key_path: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_crypt_v2 = Some(key_path.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the minimum TLS protocol version.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn tls_version_min(mut self, version: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_version_min = Some(version.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the maximum TLS protocol version.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn tls_version_max(mut self, version: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_version_max = Some(version.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the control channel TLS cipher suites.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn tls_cipher(mut self, cipher: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_cipher = Some(cipher.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Requires the remote certificate to be of a specific type.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn remote_cert_tls(mut self, cert_type: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.remote_cert_tls = Some(cert_type.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets X.509 name verification for the remote certificate.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn verify_x509_name(
+        mut self,
+        name: impl Into<String>,
+        name_type: impl Into<String>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        self.verify_x509_name = Some((name.into(), name_type.into()));
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the path to a Certificate Revocation List.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn crl_verify(mut self, path: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.crl_verify = Some(path.into());
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Builds and validates the `OpenVpnConfig`.
     ///
     /// # Errors
@@ -304,6 +392,16 @@ impl OpenVpnBuilder {
             password: self.password,
             compression: self.compression,
             proxy: self.proxy,
+            tls_auth_key: self.tls_auth_key,
+            tls_auth_direction: self.tls_auth_direction,
+            tls_crypt: self.tls_crypt,
+            tls_crypt_v2: self.tls_crypt_v2,
+            tls_version_min: self.tls_version_min,
+            tls_version_max: self.tls_version_max,
+            tls_cipher: self.tls_cipher,
+            remote_cert_tls: self.remote_cert_tls,
+            verify_x509_name: self.verify_x509_name,
+            crl_verify: self.crl_verify,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/nmrs/src/api/builders/vpn.rs b/nmrs/src/api/builders/vpn.rs
index 84822aa1..85091263 100644
--- a/nmrs/src/api/builders/vpn.rs
+++ b/nmrs/src/api/builders/vpn.rs
@@ -224,6 +224,39 @@ pub fn build_openvpn_connection(
         }
     }
 
+    // TLS hardening options
+    if let Some(ref key) = config.tls_auth_key {
+        vpn_data.push(("tls-auth".into(), key.clone()));
+        if let Some(dir) = config.tls_auth_direction {
+            vpn_data.push(("ta-dir".into(), dir.to_string()));
+        }
+    }
+    if let Some(ref key) = config.tls_crypt {
+        vpn_data.push(("tls-crypt".into(), key.clone()));
+    }
+    if let Some(ref key) = config.tls_crypt_v2 {
+        vpn_data.push(("tls-crypt-v2".into(), key.clone()));
+    }
+    if let Some(ref ver) = config.tls_version_min {
+        vpn_data.push(("tls-version-min".into(), ver.clone()));
+    }
+    if let Some(ref ver) = config.tls_version_max {
+        vpn_data.push(("tls-version-max".into(), ver.clone()));
+    }
+    if let Some(ref cipher) = config.tls_cipher {
+        vpn_data.push(("tls-cipher".into(), cipher.clone()));
+    }
+    if let Some(ref cert_type) = config.remote_cert_tls {
+        vpn_data.push(("remote-cert-tls".into(), cert_type.clone()));
+    }
+    if let Some((ref name, ref name_type)) = config.verify_x509_name {
+        vpn_data.push(("verify-x509-name".into(), name.clone()));
+        vpn_data.push(("verify-x509-type".into(), name_type.clone()));
+    }
+    if let Some(ref path) = config.crl_verify {
+        vpn_data.push(("crl-verify".into(), path.clone()));
+    }
+
     if let Some(ref proxy) = config.proxy {
         match proxy {
             OpenVpnProxy::Http {
@@ -995,6 +1028,19 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    fn get_vpn_data_value(
+        settings: &HashMap<&str, HashMap<&str, Value>>,
+        key: &str,
+    ) -> Option<String> {
+        let vpn = settings.get("vpn")?;
+        let data = vpn.get("data")?;
+        if let Value::Dict(dict) = data {
+            let val: String = dict.get::<Value, String>(&Value::from(key)).ok()??;
+            return Some(val);
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn openvpn_vpn_secrets_has_dict_signature() {
         let config = create_openvpn_config()
@@ -1011,4 +1057,141 @@ mod tests {
             "vpn.secrets must be a{{ss}} for NetworkManager"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_tls_auth_key_and_direction() {
+        let config = create_openvpn_config().with_tls_auth("/etc/openvpn/ta.key", Some(1));
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-auth").as_deref(),
+            Some("/etc/openvpn/ta.key")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "ta-dir").as_deref(),
+            Some("1")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_tls_auth_key_without_direction() {
+        let config = create_openvpn_config().with_tls_auth("/etc/openvpn/ta.key", None);
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-auth").as_deref(),
+            Some("/etc/openvpn/ta.key")
+        );
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "ta-dir").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_tls_crypt() {
+        let config = create_openvpn_config().with_tls_crypt("/etc/openvpn/tls-crypt.key");
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-crypt").as_deref(),
+            Some("/etc/openvpn/tls-crypt.key")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_tls_crypt_v2() {
+        let config = create_openvpn_config().with_tls_crypt_v2("/etc/openvpn/tls-crypt-v2.key");
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-crypt-v2").as_deref(),
+            Some("/etc/openvpn/tls-crypt-v2.key")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_tls_version_min() {
+        let config = create_openvpn_config().with_tls_version_min("1.2");
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-version-min").as_deref(),
+            Some("1.2")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_tls_version_max() {
+        let config = create_openvpn_config().with_tls_version_max("1.3");
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-version-max").as_deref(),
+            Some("1.3")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_tls_cipher() {
+        let config =
+            create_openvpn_config().with_tls_cipher("TLS-ECDHE-RSA-WITH-AES-256-GCM-SHA384");
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-cipher").as_deref(),
+            Some("TLS-ECDHE-RSA-WITH-AES-256-GCM-SHA384")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_remote_cert_tls() {
+        let config = create_openvpn_config().with_remote_cert_tls("server");
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "remote-cert-tls").as_deref(),
+            Some("server")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_verify_x509_name() {
+        let config = create_openvpn_config().with_verify_x509_name("vpn.example.com", "name");
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "verify-x509-name").as_deref(),
+            Some("vpn.example.com")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "verify-x509-type").as_deref(),
+            Some("name")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_crl_verify() {
+        let config = create_openvpn_config().with_crl_verify("/etc/openvpn/crl.pem");
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "crl-verify").as_deref(),
+            Some("/etc/openvpn/crl.pem")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn openvpn_tls_options_absent_by_default() {
+        let config = create_openvpn_config();
+        let opts = create_test_options();
+        let settings = build_openvpn_connection(&config, &opts).unwrap();
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-auth").is_none());
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "ta-dir").is_none());
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-crypt").is_none());
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-crypt-v2").is_none());
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-version-min").is_none());
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-version-max").is_none());
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "tls-cipher").is_none());
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "remote-cert-tls").is_none());
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "verify-x509-name").is_none());
+        assert!(get_vpn_data_value(&settings, "crl-verify").is_none());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/nmrs/src/api/models/openvpn.rs b/nmrs/src/api/models/openvpn.rs
index adee2265..017410c1 100644
--- a/nmrs/src/api/models/openvpn.rs
+++ b/nmrs/src/api/models/openvpn.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,27 @@ pub struct OpenVpnConfig {
     pub compression: Option<OpenVpnCompression>,
     /// Proxy configuration.
     pub proxy: Option<OpenVpnProxy>,
+    /// Path to TLS authentication (HMAC firewall) key file.
+    pub tls_auth_key: Option<String>,
+    /// TLS auth direction (`0` or `1`). Only meaningful when `tls_auth_key` is set.
+    pub tls_auth_direction: Option<u8>,
+    /// Path to TLS-Crypt key file (encrypt+authenticate control channel).
+    pub tls_crypt: Option<String>,
+    /// Path to TLS-Crypt-v2 key file (per-client TLS-Crypt).
+    pub tls_crypt_v2: Option<String>,
+    /// Minimum TLS version (e.g. "1.2").
+    pub tls_version_min: Option<String>,
+    /// Maximum TLS version (e.g. "1.3").
+    pub tls_version_max: Option<String>,
+    /// Control channel TLS cipher suites (e.g. "TLS-ECDHE-RSA-WITH-AES-256-GCM-SHA384").
+    pub tls_cipher: Option<String>,
+    /// Require remote certificate to be of a specific type ("server" or "client").
+    pub remote_cert_tls: Option<String>,
+    /// X.509 name verification: `(name, type)` where type is e.g. "name", "subject",
+    /// or "name-prefix".
+    pub verify_x509_name: Option<(String, String)>,
+    /// Path to a Certificate Revocation List file.
+    pub crl_verify: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl OpenVpnConfig {
@@ -100,6 +121,16 @@ impl OpenVpnConfig {
             password: None,
             compression: None,
             proxy: None,
+            tls_auth_key: None,
+            tls_auth_direction: None,
+            tls_crypt: None,
+            tls_crypt_v2: None,
+            tls_version_min: None,
+            tls_version_max: None,
+            tls_cipher: None,
+            remote_cert_tls: None,
+            verify_x509_name: None,
+            crl_verify: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -205,6 +236,82 @@ impl OpenVpnConfig {
         self.proxy = Some(proxy);
         self
     }
+
+    /// Sets the TLS authentication key path and optional direction.
+    ///
+    /// The `--tls-auth` option adds an HMAC firewall to the control channel,
+    /// providing an additional layer of DoS protection.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_tls_auth(mut self, key_path: impl Into<String>, direction: Option<u8>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_auth_key = Some(key_path.into());
+        self.tls_auth_direction = direction;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the TLS-Crypt key path.
+    ///
+    /// Encrypts and authenticates the control channel with a pre-shared key,
+    /// providing stronger protection than `--tls-auth`.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_tls_crypt(mut self, key_path: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_crypt = Some(key_path.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the TLS-Crypt-v2 key path (per-client key wrapping).
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_tls_crypt_v2(mut self, key_path: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_crypt_v2 = Some(key_path.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the minimum TLS protocol version (e.g. "1.2").
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_tls_version_min(mut self, version: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_version_min = Some(version.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the maximum TLS protocol version (e.g. "1.3").
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_tls_version_max(mut self, version: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_version_max = Some(version.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the allowed control channel TLS cipher suites.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_tls_cipher(mut self, cipher: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.tls_cipher = Some(cipher.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Requires the remote certificate to be of a specific type ("server" or "client").
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_remote_cert_tls(mut self, cert_type: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.remote_cert_tls = Some(cert_type.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets X.509 name verification for the remote certificate.
+    ///
+    /// `name_type` is one of "name", "subject", or "name-prefix".
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_verify_x509_name(
+        mut self,
+        name: impl Into<String>,
+        name_type: impl Into<String>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        self.verify_x509_name = Some((name.into(), name_type.into()));
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the path to a Certificate Revocation List for peer verification.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_crl_verify(mut self, path: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.crl_verify = Some(path.into());
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<crate::core::ovpn_parser::parser::OvpnFile> for OpenVpnConfig {
@@ -280,6 +387,16 @@ impl TryFrom<crate::core::ovpn_parser::parser::OvpnFile> for OpenVpnConfig {
             password: None,
             compression,
             proxy: None,
+            tls_auth_key: None,
+            tls_auth_direction: None,
+            tls_crypt: None,
+            tls_crypt_v2: None,
+            tls_version_min: None,
+            tls_version_max: None,
+            tls_cipher: None,
+            remote_cert_tls: None,
+            verify_x509_name: None,
+            crl_verify: None,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/nmrs/src/api/models/vpn.rs b/nmrs/src/api/models/vpn.rs
index c5c21a37..204e0daa 100644
--- a/nmrs/src/api/models/vpn.rs
+++ b/nmrs/src/api/models/vpn.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub enum VpnConfiguration {
     /// WireGuard VPN configuration.
     WireGuard(WireGuardConfig),
     /// OpenVPN configuration
-    OpenVpn(OpenVpnConfig),
+    OpenVpn(Box<OpenVpnConfig>),
 }
 
 impl From<WireGuardConfig> for VpnConfiguration {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl From<WireGuardConfig> for VpnConfiguration {
 
 impl From<OpenVpnConfig> for VpnConfiguration {
     fn from(config: OpenVpnConfig) -> Self {
-        Self::OpenVpn(config)
+        Self::OpenVpn(Box::new(config))
     }
 }