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Blogs on IVPN
Company blog · ivpn.net/blog · on HN as mirimirsecurity
Blogs on IVPN is the company blog at ivpn.net, writing about security. Since 2012, 53 different Hacker News readers have linked it 133 times, most often “Ipvn – No Logs WireGuard”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-20, and you can follow it by feed.
Most-linked posts?
- Ipvn – No Logs WireGuard9 people · 15 mentions · first linked 2013-09-07
- /3 people · 13 mentions · first linked 2017-04-02
- The Technical Realities of Email Privacy3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2024-07-25
- Gradual removal of port forwarding from the IVPN service3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2023-06-29
- Using WireGuard for Privacy Protection3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2019-07-07
- Online Privacy Through OPSEC and Compartmentalization2 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2017-09-07
- Advanced Privacy and Anonymity Using VMs, VPN’s, Tor2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-07-01
- Can ISPs NetFlow data be used to track traffic going through VPNs?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-02-20
- /status/2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-06-21
- You Don't Need a VPN2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-05-19
What Hacker News says?
https://www.ivpn.net/ also generates a random userid and also accepts cash in the mail (only for large purchases unfortunately). I wasn't able to get mullvad's multihop to work on Android, but iVPN Pro does the trick. iVPN also has a nice server status page that helps you optimize for speed (low load server) or anonymity (high load server) as appropriate: https://www.ivpn.net/status/ They have a weird "anti-marketin…
Comment linking /status/
on “We are removing the option to create new subscriptions”Submitted A quick guide to our current privacy threats as a story · 76 points
HN discussionDid you ask AirVPN and IVPN? https://airvpn.org/faq/logs/ https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/891-important-notice-about-s... https://www.ivpn.net/privacy
Comment linking /privacy
on “PIA VPN to be acquired by malware company founded by former Israeli spy”Submitted Advanced Privacy and Anonymity Using VMs, VPN’s, Tor as a story · 17 points
HN discussionWhois has provider name, business address and telephone.[0] They say:[1] > VPN was founded in 2009 by a group of information security professionals who met whilst doing their Msc in Information Security at Royal Holloway, University Of London. I've never researched that, but I've worked with them for years, and it's consistent with my experience. They're good people, I believe. [0] http://www.siteshowinfo.org/sites/…
Comment linking /aboutus
on “WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide Today by a Single Judge”Submitted Can ISPs NetFlow data be used to track traffic going through VPNs? as a story · 15 points
HN discussionIt's arguably no more a "hack" than TLS is one. Right? Re OpenVPN vs IKEv2/IPSec, this IVPN FAQ seems accurate.[0] But then, I helped edit it, so I'm biased. Still, if anyone can point to inaccuracies, I'll recommend fixing them :) The major weakness is pre-shared IKE keys. On the other hand, I get from IVPN that the IPSEC implementation in iOS is very secure. 0) https://www.ivpn.net/knowledgebase/160/Is-using-L2TPo…
Comment linking /knowledgebase/160/Is-using-L2TPorIPSec-with-a-public-pre-shared-key-secure.html
on “Do you need a VPN?”Submitted The Technical Realities of Email Privacy as a story · 9 points
HN discussionWell, of course I would! They're one of the oldest. Except for the the first generation, anyway, such as Anonymizer (now basically owned by the CIA) and Cryptohippie (still very cool, but very expensive). And they have great clients for Windows, OS X and iOS. I've found a few others that are just as leak-free.[0] However, the data there are old, and just about all VPN services have improved their clients. What's mos…
Comment linking /privacy-guides/how-to-perform-a-vpn-leak-test
on “Do you need a VPN?”Submitted Questions to ask your VPN Service provider as a story · 5 points
HN discussionThat system a) has a paytrail, b) involves companies that can be coerced / hacked with relative ease, c) is a paid system and d) is quite a bit for average user to handle. Also, if you're going to stay anonymous, you need something that is extremely hard to misconfigure. I use wireguard on my Android and I've set the VPN to activate automatically, and I only allow connection via VPN, but I'd never imagine any of the…
Comment linking /privacy-guides/what-is-a-vpn
on “Signal threatens to dump US market if EARN IT act passes”Submitted We refuse to do modern marketing as a story · 5 points
HN discussionThis would be a privacy option for Firefox, not the default. But yes, Tor introduces latency and reduces bandwidth. For traffic to the open Internet, traffic uses circuits through three relays: entry guard, middle and exit. So there are four hops between users and websites, instead of one. The Earth's circumference is about 40 thousand km. So the longest path is arguably ~20 thousand km. And rtt for that would be ab…
Comment linking /privacy-guides/how-to-verify-physical-locations-of-internet-servers
on “Mozilla Project Fusion: Tor Integration into Firefox”Submitted IVPN acquires Safing, operator of Portmaster and the SPN network as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSome good sources: https://blog.cyberwar.nl/2016/02/some-elements-of-intelligen... https://www.opsecprofessionals.org/official/081103_DOD_OPSEC... http://www.opsecprofessionals.org/training/OPSEC_Training.pd... https://www.slideshare.net/grugq/OPSEC-for-hackers https://grugq.github.io/blog/2013/06/13/ignorance-is-strengt... https://theintercept.com/2015/11/12/edward-snowden-explains-... http://thefifthcolumnnews.com…
Comment linking /privacy-guides/online-privacy-through-opsec-and-compartmentalization-part-1
on “How a Hacker Proved Cops Used a Stingray to Find Him”Submitted Misleading promises of the world's fastest, anonymous, military-grade VPNs as a story · 4 points
HN discussionhttps://www.ivpn.net/ see "Do you really need a VPN?" - not affiliated with them, but tell me any other VPN-service that is actually this upfront... most are marketing the hell out of their apparent magic effects... since we're on the topic: how is it still a thing that vpn services are actively pitching content-block/copyright circumvention? Seems weird to pitch something as shady this loud and publicly? Reminds me…
Comment linking /
on “Microsoft bakes a VPN into Edge and turns it on”Submitted You cannot solve the privacy problem with just a VPN as a story · 4 points
HN discussionIVPN | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | Remote (UTC-1 to UTC+3) | Full-time | https://www.ivpn.net IVPN is a privacy-focused VPN service in operation since 2010. We have high ethical standards, regular security audits and a stellar reputation among security and privacy analysts. We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to help maintain our existing + implement a new server architecture for our VPN gateway…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2024)”Submitted You Don't Need a VPN as a story · 4 points
HN discussion> It's quite reasonable not to care, but it's still good to know. I agree entirely. They claim to be outside of UK jurisdiction for a number of bills, although I'm not qualified to judge the veracity of these claims - again from https://www.ivpn.net/blog/should-gibraltar-be-classified-as-... > Gibraltarian VPN service providers are not obliged to comply with the comprehensive UK laws regulating the information socie…
Comment linking /blog/should-gibraltar-be-classified-as-a-member-of-the-five-eyes-alliance
on “VPN Comparison Chart”Submitted The Technical Realities of Email Privacy as a story · 3 points
HN discussionIVPN rebuts that argument at some length: > What is the relationship between Gibraltar and UK? > The main relationship between Gibraltar and UK stems from the fact that the British monarch is the head of state of both Gibraltar and UK. However, such a relationship is not enough to make Gibraltar a part of UK. For example, no one argues that Andorra is a part of France although the President of France is the head of…
Comment linking /blog/should-gibraltar-be-classified-as-a-member-of-the-five-eyes-alliance
on “VPN Comparison Chart”Submitted Adversaries and Anonymity Systems: The Basics as a story · 3 points
HN discussionThat's a Snowden reference, no? But yes, seven hops is about the minimum for any prudently private person, as I see it. But for true overkill, see https://www.ivpn.net/privacy-guides/onion-ssh-hosts-for-logi... It's not that hard to hit 30 hops, alternating VPNs and Tor onion services.
Comment linking /privacy-guides/onion-ssh-hosts-for-login-chaining
on “VPN Comparison Chart”Submitted Comparison of VPN Protocols as a story · 3 points
HN discussionI don't actually use OSX ;) Just for testing. See https://www.ivpn.net/privacy-guides/how-to-perform-a-vpn-lea... for what I did. I get the open-source concern. I prefer using stock OpenVPN. But if you're going to do that, you need to manage your DNS servers, and firewall leaks. I'm not aware that iVPN provides source code. You could ask them.
Comment linking /privacy-guides/how-to-perform-a-vpn-leak-test
on “VPN Comparison Chart”Submitted Insights into Apple's handling of VPN app submissions as a story · 2 points
HN discussionWell, but then there's no crowding. You're the only user. And VPS providers are just as vulnerable as VPN services. You can setup an OpenVPN server on a VPS that's only reachable as a Tor onion service. You lease the VPS through Tor, as anonymously as possible. You pay with Bitcoin that's been mixed at least twice through Tor. See http://dbshmc5frbchaum2.onion/OpenVPN-Onion-VPS.html (using Tor, or a tor2web proxy).…
Comment linking /privacy-guides/advanced-privacy-and-anonymity-part-1
on “VPN Comparison Chart”Submitted Internet Censorship Around the World (Map) as a story · 2 points
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