Dear N3kf,
Hello and I hope that you are well. First off I want to apologize to you if you were following the PIA VPN tutorial I authored. Found here: PIA OPENVPN on OpenWrt / Lede -
As general caveats, you should read through the tutorial PLUS comments in the threads as changes do occur. Also, VPN providers do from time to time change how their services work ( such as encryption protocols, ports , servers and so on ). For example TorGuard is now offering WireGuard and I am trying to figure out how to set this up on OpenWrt.
The reason that I have been communicating with Dave about the hardware acceleration engine in openssl 1.1.0 is due to the fact that if you set the option engine 'cryptodev' in your openvpn config file - then the service will not start as that is obsolete . Additionally, if you set the option engine 'devcrypto' ( which is the correct setting in openssl 1.1.0 ) - it still will not work with OpenVpn if it is not configured and enabled in the kernel build.
However, the guide's should be updated. But if you do your due diligence as you seem to have done - the tutorials still are a good jumping off point to lead you towards successfully getting your VPN service up and running.
I always look at several sources when trying to make sense as to how to proceed on a project of the nature that you have just undertaken. This is still after all open source software and thus reliant upon shared knowledge and work of hobbyists, enthusiasts and often volunteers.
I for one am grateful for the efforts and work of these individuals and enterprises - and realize that things may not always run as smoothly as many of us may wish or like. However, understandably this comes with the territory. In any event, I am glad that you have had success -
Peace,
directnupe