IVPN
IVPN is a VPN service offered by IVPN Limited based in Gibraltar. Launched in 2009, IVPN operates using the WireGuard, OpenVPN, and IKEv2 protocols.
History
In 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, IVPN started handing out free subscriptions to people living in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.In 2024, IVPN acquired Safing, a company that offered a firewall application and the SPN VPN service.
IVPN has been independently audited by Cure53, has undergone a logging audit and a comprehensive pentest report. IVPN is supported by FlashRouters, a company that specializes in providing custom-flashed routers for VPN users.
Privacy
It is not mandatory for users to provide IVPN with personal identifiable information during the registration process of the service. Instead, IVPN generates a unique 15-character Account ID which can be used to log in to IVPN on other devices. Users of the service can provide an email address but is optional.IVPN accepts the anonymous payment methods; Monero and cash for anonymity purposes. The service can also be paid for by in credit card, PayPal, and Bitcoin.
IVPN does not log VPN users' internet traffic, IP addresses, bandwith, timestamps, and DNS Requests.
IVPN has various privacy features built-in to the VPN. Features include a Killswitch, a common feature seen on most VPNs that blocks outside VPN internet access, multi-hop which can route traffic to a additional IVPN instance to enhance user privacy, AntiTracker a built-in privacy blocklist that blocks ads, trackers, and known malicious websites, and Obfsproxy and V2Ray to bypass VPN restrictions.
Reception
In a September 2017 review by PCWorld, IVPN received 4.5 out of 5 stars and was awarded their Editor's Choice Award in 2017.The service has also been reviewed by PC Magazine, TorrentFreak, and Forbes
The non-profit Freedom of the Press Foundation, in their "Choosing a VPN" guide, lists IVPN amongst the five VPNs that meet their recommended settings and features for VPN use as a tool for protecting online activity.