Leak Protection
Leak protection is the set of features that prevents traffic from escaping the VPN tunnel - especially DNS, IPv6, and WebRTC leaks. A strong …
VPN Glossary
A keyword-focused glossary for VPN users and builders - covering core protocols, privacy concepts, leak protection, and decentralized VPN terminology for DVPN.XYZ™.
A keyword-focused glossary for VPN users and builders - covering core protocols, privacy concepts, leak protection, and decentralized VPN terminology for DVPN.XYZ™.
Linux VPN
A Linux VPN is a VPN setup on distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, or Arch. Linux users often prefer transparency and control - …
MAC Address and VPN
A VPN protects traffic over the internet, but it does not hide your device’s MAC address from the local network you’re connected …
Mac VPN
A Mac VPN is a VPN setup on macOS that routes traffic from your MacBook or iMac through a secure tunnel. macOS users often care about …
Multi-Hop VPN
A multi-hop VPN routes your traffic through two or more VPN servers or nodes before exiting to the public internet. This can reduce simple …
No-Logs Policy
A no-logs policy is a provider commitment not to store activity records that could link your identity to your online behavior - such as …
Obfuscation (Stealth VPN)
Obfuscation - often called stealth VPN - aims to make VPN traffic harder to detect and block. Some networks use deep packet inspection to …
Offshore VPN
An offshore VPN is marketed as being based in a jurisdiction perceived to have stronger privacy protections or fewer data retention …
Online Privacy
Online privacy is about controlling who can observe, collect, and correlate your digital behavior - your browsing, app usage, location …
OpenVPN
OpenVPN is a widely supported VPN protocol that uses TLS for authentication and key exchange and can run over UDP or TCP. It’s popular …