Support for IKEv2, SOCKS5 proxy and AES-GCM cipher

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Some exciting features and changes are just aroujnd the corner. 1. We are in the process of adding support for IPsec+IKEv2 which will replace IPsec+L2TP and will also be part of our upcoming iOS VPN client app. IKEv2 connections can be tested already in some locations. Please check the instructions .  2. We added support for SOCKS5 proxy connections in Netherlands and Canada. Setting it...

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Beta client for Android (v0.1.10)

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Update: the beta version is no longer available as all the changes have been made in the latest stable app.  We are going to release a stable update to our VPN client for Android very soon.  Changes:  - Added support for 256-bit and 128-bit OpenVPN types alongside OpenVPN ECC as with the previous versions  - Added ports TCP-80 and UDP-53 with OpenVPN 128-bit for better...

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Change of servers in Asia and new servers addition

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Due to bad peering including a cut of direct peering between Softlayer and China Telecom and China Unicom, we are switching to different hosting partners, with better peering.  The VPN servers in the following locations will be changed today:   - Japan Tokyo, China Users Tokyo 2 - Singapore - Hong Kong 1 (VPN and SecureProxy) We are also expecting to add new server locations: South Korea...

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Beta software updates (Mac and Linux v3.2)

Sunday, March 27, 2016

We are pleased to announce two new beta versions for our Mac and Linux VPN client software. Both of them are very close to being released in stable versions.  Important change in both releases : we added the option to disable DNS assignment on-connect. This could solve some problems experienced earlier with the DNS on connect/disconnect. It is mandatory to use public DNS services and not...

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Improvement of DNS security and privacy

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Starting yesterday, we implemented a feature globally that will force all DNS queries sent to other than our DNS resolvers while connected to the VPN to be forwarded through our private DNS resolvers. What does it mean, exactly? It is no longer possible to experience DNS leaks (if used correctly, see requirements). This comes handy with devices and connection methods that require...

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We have a new website

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Our website has been redesigned and updated today. We are happy about this change, which was a "must do" task for over 2 months now, but we always had to lower its priority due to other activities or after simply concluding that "it is not done yet" for random reasons. If you face any problems, please let us know so we will fix it.  We take this opportunity to thank our friends at Graffino...

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glibc getaddrinfo stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

A critical vulnerability in glibc (affecting Linux) has been publicly disclosed and it requires immediate attention.  Vulnerability details: Google , Debian , RedHat As this vulnerability is serious in nature, we had to go through unnanounced maintanance to ensure that our infrastructure is not affected, resulting in temporarily connection issues.    Since this vulnerability is...

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Beta client for Android

Saturday, February 6, 2016

UPDATE: the software has already been updated at the end of February, therefore the beta is no longer available.  We are going to release a stable update to our VPN client for Android within a week. You can already test it out after you uninstall the current stable version and get the latest beta/ Important changes:  - We added support for excluding apps from using the VPN...

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VPN.AC Client Software (Windows) version 3.5 released

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Version 3.5 of our Windows VPN client has been released. Most important changes:  - the DNS leak prevention method has been redesigned (for OpenVPN connections). There is no need to use the "Disable DNS on physical NIC" on Windows 10 anymore. Also, there are no changes of DNS to the physical network interfaces anymore. This change should also improves connection/disconnection times and fix...

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VPN.AC Client Software (Windows) version 3.4 released

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Version 3.4 of our Windows VPN client has been released. Most important changes:  - Added support for lowering MTU dynamically (OpenVPN only): use this if you experience packet loss/slow and unreliable connections with the default settings. It also helps by-passing some speed throttling against VPNs (e.g. in China). - Added "Restore DNS" button which becomes available if you restart the...

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