Open AccessVPN: Overview and Security Risks
Author(s) -
Rohit Ramesh Jadhav,
Parth Sandeep Sheth
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research in science, communication and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-9429
DOI - 10.48175/ijarsct-1649
Subject(s) - private network , the internet , anonymity , computer security , internet privacy , population , situated , internet access , computer science , business , world wide web , demography , artificial intelligence , sociology
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) gives anonymity and online security whilst using the web by creating a private network from our public internet connection. VPNs cloak Internet Protocol addresses such that our online activities cannot be traced. Initially, VPNs were only being utilized by huge corporate organizations, which could bear its cost, to safely and privately share records between workplaces situated in various parts of the world. Currently in 2020, now over a quarter of the world's population uses VPN to access the internet anonymously. This paper presents an introduction to VPN technology, its working, its types, some of the VPN Protocols, comparison between free and paid VPN services, and security issues associated with VPN use.