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About cryptostorm
cryptostorm is a commercial VPN service built around anonymous access. Instead of signing in with a user account, you connect with a token that is hashed before connecting, so a seized or compromised server cannot be used to identify clients. It runs on dedicated bare metal servers, says it keeps no logs, and publishes its server-side configurations for review.
Connections use OpenVPN with elliptic-curve and post-quantum (ML-DSA-87) instances over TLS 1.3. Server-side multihop lets you chain between endpoints. The website is also available as a Tor hidden service and an I2P eepsite.
Strengths
- Token-based access with no named customer account
- Server-side configurations published for review
- Server-side multihop between endpoints
- Post-quantum OpenVPN instances available
Limitations
- Built around OpenVPN, which takes more manual setup than a one-click app
- Plainly styled site with technical documentation aimed at experienced users
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid service; access is bought as anonymous tokens.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- cryptostorm
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Hosted service
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Privacy-minded users who want a VPN without tying it to an identity
- Categories
- VPN, Privacy tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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