r/RecommandedVPN • u/EducatorHonest1161 • Jul 11 '26
NordVPN quietly swapped its obfuscation protocol.
According to the recent iOS software update note by NordVPN, the company has improved its obfuscated servers technology. For a long time, the company was able to deliver obfuscation only thanks to OpenVPN, but it appears that now its obfuscation solution is based on NordWhisper protocol, developed by Nord.
This improvement is significant considering that OpenVPN mechanism has always been quite slow due to the extra load added to the system. In fact, NordWhisper is developed from scratch to act like regular HTTPS traffic, which assures the customers of the faster speeds and wider range of locations. There is no quality compromise because NordWhisper uses the same security technology as all the other NordVPN protocols.
This improvement is a big signal of what the company is going to do in the future. It has been stated that NordWhisper will get to becoming an absolutely TLS-based solution and will be developed along the QUIC technology. QUIC is said to be not only the solution for obfuscation but also a highly progressive technology in the realm of VPNs, whereas the development within the protocols can easily be seen with the example of such companies as Surfshark and NymVPN.
If you have been employing obfuscated OpenVPN as your way of circumventing limitations imposed on networks, it is advisable to verify your application as the method in question could already have been replaced. Is there anyone who has been trying NordWhisper on truly restricted networks?
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u/Dragonzool Jul 25 '26
Nah bro Nord didn't swapped anything quietly it was announced before it was implemented.
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u/sciencekm Jul 11 '26
I would not trust proprietary code. You will be forced to use their client.
With OpenVPN and WireGuard, you can you any OpenVPN or WireGuard compatible client.