Hacker News with Generative AI: VPN

Cloudflare's VPN app among half-dozen pulled from Indian app stores (techcrunch.com)
More than half-a-dozen VPN apps, including Cloudflare’s widely-used 1.1.1.1, have been pulled from India’s Apple App Store and Google Play Store following intervention from government authorities, TechCrunch has learned.

VPN, India, Government Regulation, App Stores, Security

8 points by cannibalXxx 15 days ago | 0 comments

Mullvad Review of 2024 (mullvad.net)
We are counting down the days until 2025 and are excited about the things that will happen next year.

Privacy, VPN, Reviews, 2024

76 points by amirmasoudabdol 23 days ago | 38 comments

Self-Hosting a VPN with Tailscale on a Raspberry Pi (github.com/johnnyfivepi)
Inspired by my admiration for Tailscale and their innovative, open-source approach to networking, I decided to challenge myself by setting up a VPN on my Raspberry Pi. Along the way, I also wanted to create a walkthrough that anyone could follow, whether they're just starting out or have more experience. The result? A detailed guide to configuring Tailscale on a Raspberry Pi, from flashing the microSD card to setting up an exit node.

VPN, Raspberry Pi, Networking, Open Source, Tutorials

6 points by yarapavan 30 days ago | 0 comments

The report for the 2024 security audit of the Mullvad app is now available (mullvad.net)
The third party security audit of the Mullvad VPN app has concluded that the app has a high security level. Some non-critical issues were found, and have been fixed to the extent possible.

Security Audits, VPN, Privacy

20 points by janandonly 37 days ago | 1 comments

Review of Mullvad VPN (x41-dsec.de)
X41 performed a white box penetration test with source code access against the Mullvad VPN Application. The efforts included formulating a light threat model.

Security, VPN, Penetration Testing

476 points by ylk 37 days ago | 203 comments

Subnet routers: how do they work? (tailscale.com)
The most straightforward way to use Tailscale is to install the client on every node that you want to add to your network. But there are some cases, like embedded devices or existing VPCs, where a direct installation on each node isn’t feasible. That’s when you can turn to a subnet router.

Networking, Tailscale, VPN, Security, Embedded Systems

15 points by tosh 39 days ago | 6 comments

Serverless VPN Self-hosted (serverlessvpn.com)
Create your own WireGuard® VPN servers with a single click in over 49 locations using your own cloud accounts on AWS Lightsail, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Akamai Linode, and Vultr. Pay once, download, and install on your own server, then use it forever.

VPN, Serverless, Cloud Computing, Security

26 points by ksec 42 days ago | 34 comments

No need to email me about Cisco AnyConnect (haxx.se)
My name and email address can be found in the VPN client application made by Cisco called AnyConnect.

Privacy, Cybersecurity, Cisco, VPN

220 points by TangerineDream 46 days ago | 68 comments

Static IPs for Serverless Containers (modal.com)
At Modal, we built a high-availability, Go-based VPN proxy called vprox.

Serverless, Containers, Networking, VPN, Go

125 points by ekzhang 46 days ago | 66 comments

WireGuard: Beyond the most basic configuration (sloonz.github.io)
Last week I wanted to replace my OpenVPN setup with WireGuard. The basics were well-documented, going beyond the basics was a bit trickier. Let me teach you want I learned.

Networking, Security, WireGuard, VPN

326 points by yamrzou 54 days ago | 109 comments

D-Link tells users to trash old VPN routers over bug too dangerous to identify (theregister.com)
Owners of older models of D-Link VPN routers are being told to retire and replace their devices following the disclosure of a serious remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.

Cybersecurity, Networking, Hardware, VPN

19 points by croes 58 days ago | 3 comments

I got WireGuard to hit 8 Gbps in tests, outperforming legacy solutions by 20x (netmaker.io)
Netmaker is a VPN that relies on WireGuard to forge fast, secure connections between devices and networks. WireGuard has demonstrated superior performance in industry speed tests, and so we wanted to run our own tests to determine how Netmaker performs against pure WireGuard, as well as other standard VPN alternatives.

Network Performance, VPN, WireGuard, Benchmarking

11 points by gargan 61 days ago | 5 comments

Mullvad will drop OpenVPN support (mullvad.net)
We are removing support for OpenVPN, it will be completely removed on 15th January 2026.

VPN, Security, OpenVPN, Mullvad

16 points by jrnkntl 69 days ago | 7 comments

Mullvad browser: the privacy of Tor, with the perks of a VPN (2023) (techradar.com)

Privacy, VPN, Browsers, Security

6 points by dotcoma 84 days ago | 0 comments

About dn42 (dn42.dev)
dn42 is a big dynamic VPN, which employs Internet technologies (BGP, whois database, DNS, etc). Participants connect to each other using network tunnels (GRE, OpenVPN, WireGuard, Tinc, IPsec) and exchange routes thanks to the Border Gateway Protocol.

VPN, Networking, Security, Internet Technologies

42 points by immibis 97 days ago | 9 comments

Microsoft Deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN Protocols in Windows Server (bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft has officially deprecated the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) in future versions of Windows Server, recommending admins switch to different protocols that offer increased security.

Security, Networking, Windows Server, VPN

12 points by romperstomper 97 days ago | 5 comments

Show HN: Sanctum VPN daemon for OpenBSD, Linux and macOS (sanctorum.se)

OpenBSD, Linux, macOS, VPN, Security

8 points by archael 108 days ago | 0 comments

Italy Approves Piracy Shield VPN/DNS Proposal, Risk of Prison for ISPs Intact (torrentfreak.com)
Italy's Senate Budget and Finance Committees have approved amended legal proposals that require VPN and DNS services located anywhere, to block pirated content flagged by rightsholders. Other service providers, including ISPs, will face prison for failing to report "known" criminal conduct. A vote on the text is scheduled for today and the new legislation could be in place in less than a week.

Internet Censorship, Privacy, Law, Italy, VPN

26 points by gslin 108 days ago | 1 comments

Tailscale HTTPS Certificate on Synology NAS (sim642.eu)
I recently discovered Tailscale for setting up a private VPN. My main goal was to use it for accessing my Synology NAS at home from anywhere in the world. So far I had kept my home NAS publically accessible from the internet, which had been fine but risky nevertheless.

Tailscale, Security, Networking, VPN, Synology NAS

63 points by speckx 108 days ago | 2 comments

Apple removes nearly 60 additional VPNs from its Russian App Store (novayagazeta.eu)
Apple removed nearly 60 additional virtual private network (VPN) apps from its Russia App Store between July and September, significantly more than the 25 acknowledged by the Russian authorities, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Apple Censorship Project, which campaigns for greater transparency from Apple over such moves.

Apple, Censorship, VPN, Russia, App Stores

4 points by oxym0ron 114 days ago | 1 comments

macOS Sequoia change breaks networking for VPN, antivirus software (bleepingcomputer.com)
Users of macOS 15 ‘Sequoia’ are reporting network connection errors when using certain endpoint detection and response (EDR) or virtual private network (VPN) solutions, and web browsers.

macOS, Networking, Security, VPN, Antivirus

8 points by computersuck 116 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Is YouTube blocking all anonymous VPN users? (ycombinator.com)

YouTube, VPN, Security

5 points by pera 133 days ago | 2 comments

Apple might be implementing a VPN censorship order in Brazil (proton.me)

Apple, Censorship, VPN, Brazil, Legal Issues

114 points by davikr 152 days ago | 103 comments

WireGuard-rs – Official Rust implementation of WireGuard (zx2c4.com)

Networking, Rust, Security, VPN

101 points by popcalc 159 days ago | 25 comments

Shortwire: The smallest VPN that connects two computers via the Internet (github.com/mojyack)