Surfshark macOS app — OpenVPN stuck in reconnect loop (3x/sec) + IKEv2 keeps asking for a password that doesn’t work
When I select OpenVPN, the app tries to connect, fails, and retries almost instantly — about 3 times per second. It never actually establishes a connection, just cycles through “connecting → disconnected → connecting” endlessly. No error message, just a stuck loop.
Also with IKEv2, the connection works initially, but after a few minutes it drops and macOS pops up a system dialog asking for a password. The odd part: I’m already logged into the Surfshark app, and my Surfshark account password doesn’t clear the prompt. Not sure what credential it’s actually expecting — it doesn’t behave like a normal VPN login.
I’ve tried resetting the profile of the vpn. Didn’t work
I’m on macOS 26.6.1