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Full WireGuard Support in ProtonVPN for Android

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Re: Full WireGuard Support in ProtonVPN for Android

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Post by Forbo »

oliverjudge wrote: post #2

It’s nice to see one of these providers upgrading their protocols away from openvpn and the like, but it still doesn’t solve the problem of these commercial VPN’s are still just someone else’s computer.

If a VPN isn't sufficient for your threat model, then you need to be using something like Tor, I2P, or Nym.

Re: Full WireGuard Support in ProtonVPN for Android

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Post by TravisHusky »

oliverjudge wrote: post #2

It’s nice to see one of these providers upgrading their protocols away from openvpn and the like, but it still doesn’t solve the problem of these commercial VPN’s are still just someone else’s computer.

It is really nice, OpenVPN is good, but it is definitely harder to configure, and slower. I also like that it is hard to shoot yourself in the foot with Wireguard given it is really hard to mess up and create an insecure config.

ProtonVPN is also at least a bit better than other commercial VPNs, specifically the "Secure Core" feature is quite good. Proton is one of only like two or three companies I actually trust when it comes to their security and honesty.

Re: Full WireGuard Support in ProtonVPN for Android

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Post by stingraycharles »

oliverjudge wrote: post #2

It’s nice to see one of these providers upgrading their protocols away from openvpn and the like, but it still doesn’t solve the problem of these commercial VPN’s are still just someone else’s computer.

But if you would want a more secure alternative, there are options like Tor and I2P right? Or do you have something else in mind?

Re: Full WireGuard Support in ProtonVPN for Android

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Post by jvanderbot »

_8j50 wrote: post #6

I've mostly only used OpenVPN for personal VPN needs. Is WG stable/reliable? My OpenVPN tunnels bounce too much.

WG isn't just stable, it's so easy to configure and set up you'll wonder why you didn't do it ages ago. At least that's the way it was for me.

I stand by my assertion that eventually nobody will talk about Wireguard because everyone will use it for almost everything. It'll be like HTTPS, TLS, or TCP.

Re: Full WireGuard Support in ProtonVPN for Android

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Post by johnchristopher »

_8j50 wrote: post #6

I've mostly only used OpenVPN for personal VPN needs. Is WG stable/reliable? My OpenVPN tunnels bounce too much.

Running wg on my VPS was a setup-and-forget thing. I like the fact it's dead simple to add a new pair and to configure.

Re: Full WireGuard Support in ProtonVPN for Android

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Post by jvanderbot »

oliverjudge wrote: post #2

It’s nice to see one of these providers upgrading their protocols away from openvpn and the like, but it still doesn’t solve the problem of these commercial VPN’s are still just someone else’s computer.

If what you care about is encrypting traffic, then set up WG yourself and have a free tier / $3/m machine do the relay. Or your router. It's so easy there's really no excuse not to.

If what you care about is anonymizing your traffic, then you need someone else's computer. That's the idea, to mix your traffic in with a bunch of other traffic.

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