WireGuard
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WireGuard is a communication protocol and free and open-source software that implements encrypted virtual private networks (VPNs).[5] It aims to be lighter and better performing than IPsec and OpenVPN, two common tunneling protocols.[6] The WireGuard protocol passes traffic over UDP.[7]
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Original author(s) | Jason A. Donenfeld |
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Developer(s) | Jason A. Donenfeld |
Initial release | 2015; 9 years ago (2015)[1] |
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Written in | C (Linux, FreeBSD kernel modules, NetBSD, OpenBSD kernel drivers, Windows kernel drivers), Go (userspace implementation) |
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Type | Virtual private network |
License | various free and open-source |
Website | www![]() |
In March 2020, the Linux version of the software reached a stable production release and was incorporated into the Linux 5.6 kernel, and backported to earlier Linux kernels in some Linux distributions.[4] The Linux kernel components are licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2; other implementations are under GPLv2 or other free/open-source licenses.[5]
The name WireGuard is a registered trademark of Jason A. Donenfeld.[5]