Is your VPN secure? How to make sense of VPN encryption

Virtual private networks use slick marketing terms to charm potential users, but you can easily get tangled up when trying to pick it all apart. The language describing encryption methods is thick with acronyms and technical jargon, so searching cute phrases like “military-grade encryption” usually turns up more questions than answers.But while the details of encryption can initially be confusing, things become pretty clear once you know how to sort out the information. Concepts like TLS, RSA certificates, keys, AES encryption, and the like will seem far less foreign, and it’ll be a snap to evaluate how worthy a VPN is of your attention. Here’s how to get there.To read this article in full, please click here https://www.pcworld.com/article/3611515/is-your-vpn-secure-how-to-make-sense-of-vpn-encryption.html#tk.rss_all

Created 4y | Mar 24, 2021, 11:20:37 AM


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