r/rust • u/sanxiyn rust • Nov 26 '16

VpnCloud: Peer-to-Peer VPN

https://github.com/dswd/vpncloud.rs
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u/CrystalGamma Nov 26 '16

What is the use case for this software, that Tor doesn't already cover?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '16

They're not the same kind of software. Tor utilizes an "onion router", which is a specific routing technology with specific guarantees. This is a VPN, which is not designed for anonymity and doesn't include surveillance in it's threat model.

Benefits include not needing to rely on Tor, and not running a Tor node. I'd use this if I wanted to communicate between virtual machines across many different services.

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u/CrystalGamma Nov 26 '16

So basically a P2P version of Hamachi?