Releases

Improvements of the IVPN apps. Important milestones: addition of WireGuard, tracker and ad-blocking and open sourcing of our apps.

Releases

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:

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Introducing quantum resistant WireGuard connections in IVPN apps

By Alexandr Stelnykovych | By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on August 7, 2023

Quantum computing poses a threat to VPN security due to its potential to break traditional encryption algorithms much faster. In an attempt to mitigate this risk and provide quantum resistance, a PresharedKey (PSK) is now used in addition to existing encryption.

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Better tracker blocking controls with AntiTracker Plus

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on August 7, 2023

IVPN AntiTracker is an optional feature of the VPN service that improves privacy protection by blocking requests from unwanted trackers and ads. Before today, AntiTracker operated with one blocklist option - OISD Big. With AntiTracker Plus we introduce ten different blocklist options to choose from:

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Removal of kill switch from our iOS app due to Apple IP leak issue

By Juraj Hilje | By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on August 1, 2023

When using Apple services on iOS 16+, a VPN connection does not fully protect your privacy against Apple. Even with an active VPN connection and kill switch enabled, traffic from your iOS 16+ device to Apple servers can leak outside the VPN tunnel and expose your local IP address to Apple.

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DNS over HTTPS (DoH) support on macOS, Linux and Windows

By IVPN Staff | Posted on April 5, 2022

IVPN offers custom DNS servers which, when accessed through the VPN ensure that your DNS queries are encrypted between your device and our DNS server. This is a necessity, as DNS queries are not encrypted by the DNS protocol and can be easily read by an adversary observing your traffic (even when using HTTPS for your web traffic).

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WireGuard Port Forwarding enabled

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on February 16, 2022

July 2023 update: Port Forwarding is being phased out from the IVPN service and is no longer offered to new customers. You can find more information in a blog post about this change. After the recent addition of Multi-Hop for WireGuard, we are now introducing port forwarding support for Wireguard.

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Kill Switch and WireGuard Multi-hop added to IVPN for iOS

By Juraj Hilje | Posted on November 9, 2021

Kill Switch and WireGuard Multi-hop options are now available in the latest version of our iOS app (v2.5.0). The Kill Switch protects from leaking data outside of the VPN by preventing network connections if the tunnel is unavailable.

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Introducing split tunnelling to IVPN for Windows

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on September 14, 2021

Split tunnels enable you to remain connected to your VPN while simultaneously accessing specific apps and services directly, bypassing the VPN tunnel. With this solution you can protect your privacy and connect to services that restrict or block customers who use commercial VPNs.