WireGuard
Fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel
WireGuard is an open-source VPN protocol and implementation that uses state-of-the-art cryptography to create fast, simple, and secure network tunnels. It operates as a kernel-level network interface and is cross-platform, supporting Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD, iOS, and Android. It is designed to be simpler and more performant than alternatives like IPsec and OpenVPN, with a minimal codebase that is easy to audit.
WireGuard adds a virtual network interface that encrypts and routes IP packets over UDP using public-key cryptography, associating peer identities with allowed IP addresses via a Cryptokey Routing Table.
System administrators, developers, and anyone needing secure network tunneling
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- open-source
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