Removing OpenVPN 15th January 2026 | Mullvad VPN
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We are removing support for OpenVPN, it will be completely removed on 15th January 2026.

Support will be removed on both client and server side.

The process of removing OpenVPN from our app starts today and may be completed much earlier.

  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
    27·
    2 months ago

    Wireguard is more elegant and performant, and has a smaller attack surface. OpenVPN, meanwhile, is a legacy protocol, and retiring it should be a good thing.

        • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          16·
          2 months ago

          I feel like that’s kind of a case of circular reasoning though: we move away from it because it’s legacy, and it’s legacy because we’re moving away from it… Mind you, I’m no expert on VPNs; this is just something I thought I’d bring to attention here.

          • verdigris@lemmy.ml
            2·
            2 months ago

            That’s what makes software legacy; it falls out of popularity. Plenty of terminal applications have barely changed since the 80s, but they’re not “legacy” because they’re actively used and maintained.