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NordVPN is a Lithuanian VPN service founded in 2012. NordVPN is developed by Nord Security (formerly Nordsec Ltd), a cybersecurity software company that was initially supported by Tesonet, a Lithuanian startup accelerator and business incubator. NordVPN states it operates in Panama, but Nord Security is incorporated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its offices are located in Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Panama, and the Netherlands.

Key facts

Software.name
NordVPN
Software.title
NordVPN
Software.logo
NordVPN Logo square.svg
Software.logo_size
200px
Software.developer
NordVPN s.a.
Software.genre
Virtual Private Network
Software.license
Proprietary server and client except Linux client: GPLv3 only

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Official website

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Source code

The NordVPN Linux application provides a simple and user-friendly command line interface for accessing all the different features of NordVPN. Users can choose from a list of server locations around the world, or let the application automatically select the best server for them. They can also customize their connection settings, such as choosing a specific protocol or enabling the kill switch feature. The application manages: network interfaces using WireGuard (NordLynx) and tun (OpenVPN), firewall with the help of nftables, routing via the netlink kernel interface and DNS using systemd-resolved, resolvconf, or NetworkManager depending on what is available on the system. The project follows semver. Version tags and release branches must be named accordingly. You can find everything related to building, testing and environment setup in BUILD.md. When Docker is installed on Fedora, it drops all forwarded traffic that does not come from Docker. As a result, Meshnet routing through a Fedora machine will not work. For installing an already released version please follow the instructions on our official page.

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Technology
  • Anti-malware tools
  • Protocols
  • Additional features
  • No-logs claims
  • Reception
  • Criticism
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

NordVPN is a Lithuanian VPN service founded in 2012. NordVPN is developed by Nord Security (formerly Nordsec Ltd), a cybersecurity software company that was initially supported by Tesonet, a Lithuanian startup accelerator and business incubator. NordVPN states it operates in Panama, but Nord Security is incorporated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its offices are located in Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Panama, and the Netherlands.

The service has applications for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Android TV, and tvOS. Manual setup is available for wireless routers, NAS devices, and other platforms.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NordVPN” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.