What is Parallel VPN and how to configure it

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What is Parallel VPN and how to configure it


Increasing anonymity is the main task of developing modern methods of data transfer.

First came VPN - an easy way to protect your personal data. Then Double VPN was created - a sequential cascade of 2 VPN servers.

Later, the minuses were found in a sequential cascade of VPN servers, which consisted in decrypting the data on each server. Accordingly, the use of Triple VPN and Quad VPN did not increase the level of anonymity.

The problem with Double VPN is to decrypt the traffic on each server. This is usually not a big problem, but in 2014 a bug was discovered in OpenSSL, thanks to which it was possible to read data from memory. This bug has existed since 2011 and it is not known whether it was deliberately added to the package.

The technology of parallel cascade of VPN servers removes the disadvantages of using Double VPN technology.

We called this technology Parallel VPN . The idea is that traffic passes through 2 parallel VPN channels. At the same time, traffic is encrypted twice (channel in channel).

At the output, you will have the external IP address of the second VPN server. At the same time, as in Double VPN technology, your IP address will change twice.

Of course, when using Parallel VPN, the connection speed will be lower than when using a regular VPN. And we will always sacrifice speed for the sake of anonymity.

Let's look at the advantages of this technology.


Advantages of Parallel VPN Technology
This technology took the best from Double VPN and increased user anonymity.

Among the advantages can be identified:

• lack of problems with traffic decryption on intermediate VPN servers
• the ability to independently configure Parallel VPN with servers in any countries. You can do any double direction yourself.
• just a normal VPN is enough to create a parallel cascade
• real double channel encryption (unlike Double VPN, where encryption occurs twice, but sequentially)

But each technology has its drawbacks.


Cons Parallel VPN
In the presented technology, it is impossible to make all the settings only on VPN servers. It is necessary to configure such a channel on the user's computer. Because of this, there is a problem with the initial implementation, as users often do not understand how this works.

Parallel VPN is a great technology to anonymize all traffic.

You can create a program that will configure the connection automatically. But we have already said that any program can spy on you. Therefore, we recommend using standard connection technologies.

Let's take a closer look at how you can configure such a connection in practice.


Configuring Parallel VPN through different types of connections
The idea is to use standard connection methods.

In this connection method, you need to create a PPTP connection and OpenVPN.

How to create PPTP and OpenVPN connections is described in detail in the section. VPN settings .

First, a PPTP connection is created, as a result of which the IP address of the computer should change to the IP address of the PPTP VPN server.

Then we create an OpenVPN connection. The work of two connections in operating systems is such that after establishing a PPTP connection, all traffic is directed to the encrypted channel. And the OpenVPN connection creates a second parallel channel.

Thus, all data passes in a double encrypted parallel channel. Your external IP address will correspond to the second OpenVPN server. As in Double VPN, your IP address will change twice and your Internet provider will not even know what external IP address you have.


Configuring Parallel VPN through a router
This setting is different in that you must have a router that is connected to the Internet. Your computer must connect to this router in order to receive the Internet.

Currently, most routers support PPTP VPN. And some of them support OpenVPN connection.

We recommend using the OpenVPN connection, as it is more reliable and can be flexibly configured.

Please note that there are DD-WRT custom firmware for routers with support for OpenVPN.

To create Parallel VPN you need to configure PPTP or OpenVPN connection on the router itself. VPN connection on the router can always be connected (or you can enable it at the right time).

After establishing a VPN connection on the router, you need to create a VPN connection on your computer. It can be done through PPTP or OpenVPN.

This type of Parallel VPN configuration through a router allows you to use a reliable OpenVPN connection in both cases.

After connecting, your external IP address will correspond to the IP address of the VPN server to which you are connected on your computer.


Configuring Parallel VPN Via Virtual Machine
If you often use a virtual machine, then this type of setup is right for you.

Configuring Parallel VPN through a virtual machine is to create one VPN connection on the main computer, and the second on the virtual machine.

Your virtual machine must be configured to work with the network through NAT. That is, all your traffic will go through the main computer.

If your virtual machine gets the Internet through a bridge connection, then you cannot configure Parallel VPN. A bridge connection directly sends traffic to the Internet.

To change the type of connection, go to the Settings section of your virtual machine and in the Network section change to use NAT.

First, connect to the VPN server on the main computer through a PPTP or OpenVPN connection.

Then connect to the PPTP or OpenVPN server in the virtual machine.

Your connection will work using Parallel VPN technology and traffic will be encrypted twice. Your final IP address will belong to the VPN server to which you are connected in the virtual machine.

The convenience of this setting is that you can use OpenVPN connection in both cases.


Is Parallel VPN a New Technology?
Parallel VPN is not a new technology. This is a new way to configure the connection, which achieves a high level of anonymity.

We support the idea of an integrated approach to security. We do not recommend you use only a VPN if you need perfect anonymity.

Parallel VPN is a good technology to hide data from your Internet service provider.


Further development of technology
In the future, this technology can be used in different parts of your security.

For example, you can use the Double VPN + Parallel VPN chain.

First, you connect to the OpenVPN server with Double VPN, and then configure the second VPN connection based on the Parallel VPN principle.

It’s important to remember the rule: there isn’t much security.

Anonymity is like a bow. The more layers you have, the higher your anonymity.


Who needs Parallel VPN
After reading this article, you might think, who needs such super anonymity?

You do not have to use Parallel VPN if your activity on the Internet is related to unlocking inaccessible services in your country (for example: Facebook, Twitter, Google Disk, etc.).

But there are situations when super anonymity is in the foreground and our technologies will help you to go unnoticed in a huge stream of information.

In the following articles, we will examine in more detail what is an integrated approach to security and talk about other ways of protection.

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