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The following guide will help you understand the benefits of different VPN protocols being offered by PureVPN. However, before you proceed, it is necessary to remember that each protocol provides a unique combination of security and speed.
Benefit of (L2TP/IPSec) Protocol:
Benefit of (SSTP) Protocol:
Benefit of IKEv2 Protocol:
IKEv2 encapsulates datagrams by using IPsec ESP (UDP Port 50) or AH headers for transmission over the network.
Benefit of (OpenVPN) Protocol:
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Hi,
Its a good question. Both tcp and udp are part of Open Protocol, SSTP and ikev2 protocols are considered to provide more security compare to OpenVPN hence OpenVPN protocols 4/5 and SSTP/ikev2 are 5/5
Hope this answers your query, feel free to comment if you still have any question/confusion!
There are UDP and TCP options in the Purevpn Windows software, but there’s no info about the exact protocol. Are they powered by OpenVPN? If so, why their security rating is 4 of 5, whereas SSTP and IKEV have 5/5 rating? OpenVPN is considred the safest VPN protocol. For instance, SSTP may have backdoors as it’s developed by Microsoft.
I see an option now for Auto Protocols. Is there anything wrong with simply checking this option? I primarily use PVPN for streaming and p2p from home.
Hi,
Thanks for reaching out to us. You can check “Auto Protocol” there is nothing wrong, it is completely safe and secure.
Let us know if you have further questions!
What’s the difference between connecting via UDP and TCP? Is one more secure or faster than the other? Thanks!
Hi,
Thanks for reaching out to us. You can try both and check which works best for your desired Purpose.
Feel free to contact us if you have further question/suggestion!
TCP will always guarantee delivery even if it means sending the same packet over and over. You will typically use TCP for ensuring delivery,- but it comes with an overhead. UDP on the other hand have no delivery-guarantee. UDP is therefore much simpler and faster.