Strong VPN encryption and security explained

As a privacy-focused company, ExpressVPN has worked tirelessly to earn the trust of both our customers and the industry, even working with the Center for Democracy and Technology to develop a set of standards that VPN services should be able to demonstrate to signal their trustworthiness.

We’ve also developed industry-leading security initiatives like:

• TrustedServer, an independently audited VPN server technology that delivers unparalleled privacy protections; and

• Lightway, a custom-built VPN protocol that’s faster, more reliable, and more secure than standard protocols. We have open sourced its core code for full transparency.

Security is at the forefront of what we do at ExpressVPN. Not only do we aim to design our apps and systems to offer a high level of privacy and security, but we also routinely engage independent auditors to validate our security claims. It’s one of the best ways for our users to know if they can trust our services to protect them. See the full list of audits and read the full reports.

Yes. ExpressVPN provides a valuable layer of security to your online experience, especially on public Wi-Fi networks. This helps to ensure safe access on any network.

Further, VPNs are legal in the vast majority of jurisdictions around the world and are widely used by individuals and companies to protect their data. Even in regions where use of a VPN may be discouraged, many governments tacitly endorse their use by officials, academics, or businesses to stay competitive in an interconnected world. It is simply not practical for countries to ban all VPNs.

Having said that, illegal online activity is always illegal, whether you are using a VPN or not.

ExpressVPN takes your privacy extremely seriously and takes full measures to ensure the security of our service. ExpressVPN does not collect users’ connection or traffic logs, plus our proprietary TrustedServer technology ensures all data is wiped from servers with every reboot. Read more about our methods of making systems difficult to compromise and minimizing potential damages if a compromise does occur.

Meanwhile, using a VPN protects you from hacking methods such as packet sniffing and man-in-the-middle attacks. In fact, using a VPN is good practice for every type of connection, but it can be particularly useful when browsing unsecured HTTP websites. Expats, travelers, and all kinds of on-the-go individuals should use a VPN whenever they’re on an untrusted network like free public Wi-Fi.

ExpressVPN greatly enhances your privacy by encrypting your online traffic and giving you a different IP address. This means less monitoring and tracking by third parties. We also never keep logs of your online browsing activity. Even if law enforcement were able to compel us to provide user data, we can’t provide data we don’t have.

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No. ExpressVPN is first and foremost a privacy company and therefore stores no activity logs and no connection logs. ExpressVPN also never stores any data that would allow anyone to trace a specific network activity or behavior back to an individual user. This means that there is no information to sell.

ExpressVPN only collects and uses personal information for the purposes listed in our Privacy Policy, and we do not sell your personal information to third parties .