익스프레스 VPNExpressVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) service provided by Express VPN International, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands.[1] The software is marketed as a privacy and security tool that encrypts users’ web traffic and masks their IP addresses.[2]
On September 13, 2021, it was acquired by the Israeli company Kape Technologies PLC for approximately 1.12 trillion won.[3]
ExpressVPN’s parent company, Express VPN International, was founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneurs Peter Burchardt and Dan Pomeranz, both Wharton School alumni.[4] This parent company operates under the name ExpressVPN.
In December 2019, ExpressVPN became a founding member of the VPN Trust Initiative, an advocacy group for consumers’ online safety.[5]
In May 2020, we launched a new protocol called Lightway developed for ExpressVPN. Lightway is designed to improve connection speeds and reduce power consumption.[6] Last October, Sean O’Brien, founder of Yale Privacy Lab, joined the ExpressVPN Digital Security Lab to conduct original research in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity.[7]
On September 13, 2021, it was reported that ExpressVPN had been acquired by Kape Technologies, an LSE-listed digital privacy and security company that operates other VPN services Private Internet Access, CyberGhost, and ZenMate.[8][9] At the time of acquisition, ExpressVPN reportedly had over 3 million users.[3] ExpressVPN announced in September 2021 that they would remain a separate service from existing Kape brands.[10] ExpressVPN announced in September 2021 that it would maintain a separate service from its existing Kape brand.[11]
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Daniel Gehrig, ExpressVPN’s chief information officer, was hired as a hacker by the United Arab Emirates government to help organize a large-scale global cybergaming campaign. Gehrig was not charged with a crime and instead agreed to never “use a computer network” again with his employer and to pay a $335,000 fine. “At the time, we were confident in Daniel’s aspirations for what he is today and his ability to contribute to our mission to protect the privacy and security of our users,” ExpressVPN said in a blog post.
ExpressVPN has released apps for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, and routers.[12] These apps use 4096-bit CA, AES-256-CBC encryption, and TLSv1.2 to secure user traffic.[13] Available VPN protocols include Lightway, OpenVPN (TCP/UDP supported), SSTP, L2TP/IPSec, and PPTP.[14]
ExpressVPN이 제공하는 소프트웨어에는 VPN을 지원하지 않는 기기에 VPN 기능을 추가할 수 있는 MediaStreamer라는 스마트 DNS 기능, 그리고 라우터에 VPN을 설정하여 게이밍 콘솔과 같은 미지원 기기를 우회할 수 있도록 해주는 라우터 앱 또한 포함된다 .[15]
ExpressVPN은 데이터 보존법이 없는 프라이버시 친화적인 지역인 영국령 버진아일랜드에 통합되어 있으며, 영국과 분리된 법적 관할 구역이다.[16]
ExpressVPN’s parent company is also developing a leak-testing tool, which will allow users to detect whether their network traffic, DNS, or You can determine whether your IP address is being leaked.[17]
As of August 2021, ExpressVPN’s network of 3,000 servers is spread across 160 VPN server locations in 94 countries.[18] In April 2019, ExpressVPN announced that all of its VPN servers run exclusively from volatile memory (RAM), not your hard drive. This was the first time such a server security setting was used in the VPN industry and was called TrustedServer.[19]
Lightway is ExpressVPN’s open source VPN protocol. WireGuard 프로토콜과 비슷하지만 라우터, 스마트폰과 같은 임베디드 기기에서 속도를 향상시키기 위해 wolfSSL 암호화를 사용한다. It does not run in the kernel of the operating system, but is lightweight to support auditing. It is said to be twice as fast as OpenVPN and supports TCP and UDP.[20]
