PROXPN - ARE YOU SECURE?


as advised from TWiT, Leo Laporte n GRC, Steve Gibson.

I've got proXPN - now what?

Sometimes new users aren't sure what proXPN is for, or how they can use it. This article will attempt to clear that up for those users.

When you connect to proXPN, you create an encrypted tunnel through which all of your internet traffic (web browsing, email, any internet application) passes. While you are connected to proXPN, no outside party can see what is passing through the tunnel. This is protects your privacy. All data goes through the tunnel and cannot be seen by prying eyes.

Another side-effect of using proXPN is that when you are connected, your public facing IP address changes from the one issued by your ISP to a proXPN IP address. This masks your real IP address, keeping your true location private. Also, having an IP address in a certain country can be advantageous if you wish to access content that is blocked to users outside of that country, like Netflix in the USA, or BBC content in the UK, for example.

proXPN offers two flavors of VPN for flexibility - OpenVPN and PPTP VPN. OpenVPN runs over SSL, the same technology that browsers use to secure connections like at banking sites, for example. This allows the VPN connection to slip through firewalls that are set up to filter access to resources on the public internet (censorship, corporate blocks, etc). PPTP VPN is built into most operating systems, including Windows, Mac (all versions), IOS, Android, Windows Mobile. This allows maximum flexibility for users. The one downside to PPTP VPN is that it is easy to block on a router level, due to it being hardwired to run on port 1723 using the GRE (General Routing Encapsulation) protocol.

If you have any questions, do feel free to contact support at any time.

More than ever, your freedom and privacy when online is under threat. Governments and ISPs want to control what you can and can't see while keeping a record of everything you do, and even the shady-looking guy lurking around your coffee shop or the airport gate can grab your bank details easier than you may think. proXPN's VPN software lets you surf
the web the way it was intended: anonymously and without oversight.

proXPN is a free, easy to use service that secures your internet connection against eavesdropping, masks your location, and allows you to access your favorite sites no matter where you live or travel to.