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The Proton VPN GTK App repository contains the official Linux desktop client for ProtonVPN using the GTK toolkit, allowing users of GNOME, XFCE, and other Linux desktop environments to connect securely to Proton’s VPN servers with a native-looking interface. Built with Python or C and leveraging the GTK framework, this app provides intuitive controls for server selection, connection management, and status reporting, integrating with Linux system networking and user session environments. It supports features expected of a full VPN client—such as secure tunnels, automatic reconnection, and location selection—while respecting desktop conventions like system tray icons and notifications. ...

The Proton VPN Browser Extension repository houses the code for an official browser extension that lets users quickly secure their web browsing traffic through ProtonVPN from within browsers like Firefox and Chrome without routing all system traffic. This extension provides users with a convenient way to encrypt and anonymize HTTP requests, hide IP addresses, and prevent tracking while browsing, acting independently of the full OS-level VPN clients. Because browser extensions are constrained...

openfortivpn is a command-line SSL VPN client for connecting to Fortinet FortiGate gateways without relying on proprietary GUIs. It negotiates the SSL/TLS tunnel, authenticates with credentials (and commonly with two-factor methods), then brings up a secure point-to-point interface and installs routes and DNS settings. The tool aims to be minimal and dependable: a single binary with an INI-style config file, systemd compatibility, and clear runtime diagnostics. It handles details like MTU...

...VPNs are useful to protect the privacy of your communications and allow you to keep access to the Internet open. However, with most VPN providers, you don't always know who controls the VPN and who has access to your data. Creating your own VPN server used to be a complicated process…until now. Outline allows anyone to create their own VPN, run it, and share access to it. Outline is designed to offer block resistance. It allows you to control your server settings, including its location. Furthermore, Outline is a 100% open-source project that uses transparent technology and has undergone audits by two security companies.