WireGuard
wireguard.comFast, modern, secure VPN tunnel
Securityvpnnetworkingcryptographyopen-sourcelinuxsecuritytunneling
About
WireGuard is an open-source VPN protocol and implementation that uses state-of-the-art cryptography to create secure, high-performance network tunnels. It is designed to be simpler and faster than IPsec and OpenVPN, with a minimal codebase that is easy to audit. It runs inside the Linux kernel and is cross-platform, supporting Windows, macOS, BSD, iOS, and Android.
Problem
Setting up secure, performant VPN tunnels with existing solutions like IPsec and OpenVPN is complex, slow, and difficult to audit.
For
system administrators, developers, and network engineers needing secure VPN tunnels
How it works
WireGuard adds a network interface that encrypts and routes IP packets over UDP using public-key cryptography, associating peers with allowed IP addresses via a cryptokey routing table.
Business model
open-source
Status
launched