Tor bandwidth authorities are a group of trusted servers in the Tor network that measure how fast each relay can carry traffic. Their job is to give the network a reasonable picture of relay capacity…
Unique passwords are passwords used for only one account, so a problem on one site cannot automatically open the others. Most people have dozens of online accounts, yet many reuse a handful of passwords across…
Legal risks of VPN misuse arise when a virtual private network is used to break a law, a contract, or an institutional policy. A VPN is a tool that encrypts your internet traffic and routes…
VPN DNS configuration controls where your devices send name lookups, the requests that turn a website name into a numeric address. When it is set correctly, those requests travel inside your encrypted tunnel rather than…
Proxy limitations for torrenting matter because many people assume a proxy server will hide their activity on a peer to peer network, when in practice it often covers far less than expected. A proxy forwards…
VPN Server Certificate Management is the set of practices that keeps the digital certificates behind your virtual private network trustworthy from issue to retirement. A certificate is a small file that proves a server is…
Mobile data streaming through a VPN means watching video or listening to audio on your phone while your traffic travels through an encrypted tunnel to a server run by a VPN provider. Many people do…
On premises VPN servers are virtual private network systems that an organization installs and operates inside its own facilities. Instead of renting access from a cloud provider, the business owns the hardware and software that…
The consequences of illegal VPN use depend on where you live, what you do through the connection, and whether a law specifically addresses VPN services. A virtual private network is a tool that encrypts traffic…
Torrenting without a VPN means sending and receiving BitTorrent traffic directly through your own internet connection, with your real IP address visible to the other computers you exchange data with. Many people do this every…