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Profile configuration file
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<p>A .pcf file can be profile configuration file or a <a href="/facts/Configuration_file/DDzU0FLJ">configuration file</a> for setting the client parameters in a <a href="/facts/Virtual_private_network/HX1WUQ3E">virtual private network</a>. The file is in <a href="/facts/INI_file/3QR1Etqo">INI file</a> format and contains information about a VPN connection which is necessary for the client software, such as the username, password, tunneling port, <a href="/facts/Domain_name_system/rfxdWFsj">DNS</a> settings. </p><p>The .pcf-files were originally used for <a href="/facts/Cisco_Systems_VPN_Client/AEW2J3B5">Cisco Systems VPN Client</a>, but are now used also in other VPN systems to distribute configuration information to clients. </p><p>For different versions of VPN client software there are different .PCF files (It is different from other organization). </p><p>The .pcf extension is also used to indicate PreComp or a PreCompressed File. This file is basically a compressed file. </p>