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IVPN acquires Safing, operator of Portmaster and the SPN network

By Nicholas Pestell | By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on December 3, 2024

The key points IVPN has acquired Safing ICS Technologies GmbH*, the company behind the consumer firewall application Portmaster and the SPN network Over the coming months, the IVPN team will take over the operation of the Portmaster and SPN services IVPN is committed to continuing the improvement of the VPN service, Portmaster, and the SPN network with a focus on better integration across our services The why and how We believe a trustworthy VPN service is just one part of the essential toolkit for resisting online surveillance.

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DNS traffic leak outside VPN tunnel on Android

By IVPN Staff | Posted on June 13, 2024

Recently we were made aware of a potential DNS traffic leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android. Even with Android OS “Always-on VPN” and “Block connections without VPN” options enabled, as per the report the plaintext DNS traffic can be observed outside the VPN tunnel.

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IVPN web infrastructure security audit concluded

By Nick Pestell | Posted on April 11, 2024

We’re pleased to announce that a sixth annual independent security audit has concluded. The assessment focused on Web UI, backend components, API endpoints, underlying web servers, and web infrastructure. We’d like to share two key excerpts from the report:

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IVPN preparing for 6th annual security audit

By Nick Pestell | Posted on February 15, 2024

Consistent with our pledge to conduct a yearly review of our systems, we have commissioned the independent security auditing organisation Cure53 to perform a security audit in March 2024. As we remarked last year, audits we arrange focus on parts of our systems that received significant updates.

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Introducing device management for better control of logged in devices

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on February 13, 2024

We are introducing IVPN device management, an opt-in (disabled by default) feature that helps you review and log out from devices currently logged in to IVPN apps. This step is a direct response to frequent customer requests for better device controls.

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Launch of IVPN Light - short-term VPN access paid with BTC Lightning

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on September 15, 2023

Equipped with a BTC Lightning wallet and some sats, you can now set up an IVPN WireGuard tunnel in minutes without creating an account or sharing any personal information. Benefits of using IVPN Light: Short duration access option, you can get a “throwaway” VPN tunnel for 3 hours or up to 30 days duration Priced in sats and affordable - you can purchase access for as little as 500 sats (3 hours) Access up to 5 locations or 1 entry-exit node MultiHop combination with one payment No account required - we only keep a record of your Lightning payment on our self-hosted BTCPayServer, no personal information is collected Differences versus a regular IVPN subscription:

Privacy & Security

IVPN TunnelCrack vulnerability assessment

By IVPN Staff | Posted on September 7, 2023

Context TunnelCrack is the combination of two independent security vulnerabilities (LocalNet attack and ServerIP attack) that affect VPN applications. The research paper detailing these vulnerabilities was published and presented on 11 August 2023. IVPN apps were not tested by the researchers, and unlike other providers, we did not receive a vulnerability disclosure.

Industry Insights

Your VPN provider won't go to jail for you for 5 dollars

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on August 18, 2023

The phrase in the title is a common trope that comes up when VPN services are discussed. While this statement is technically correct, it can be misleading, as it implies that all providers handle law enforcement requests and prepare for worst case scenarios similarly, so their conduct cannot be a differentiating factor when you evaluate them.

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