WireGuard: Next Generation Kernel Network Tunnel

2017/01/01 by Jason A. Donenfeld · 1 voice · 4 citations
Computer Science · Engineering · #Advanced Authentication Protocols Security #Wireless Body Area Networks #User Authentication and Security Systems

paper · doi:10.14722/ndss.2017.23160

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Abstract

Author(s): Jason A. Donenfeld Download: Paper (PDF) Date: 27 Feb 2017 Document Type: Reports Additional Documents: Slides Video Associated Event: NDSS Symposium 2017 Abstract: WireGuard is a secure network tunnel, operating at layer 3, implemented as a kernel virtual network interface for Linux, which aims to replace both IPsec for most use cases, as well as popular user … Continued

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