Will DPN blockchain virtual network replace VPN?

To this day, VPN still chosen by most general users to browse the web privately, securely and anonymously. However, VPN still has a huge weakness and DPN, using blockchainhas been fixed.

DPN (or dVPN) uses blockchain, thereby overcoming the biggest weakness of VPN shutterstock

VPN and its disadvantages

In the context of many governments and private companies trying to monitor users’ activities and collect data, VPNs have become a type of service that helps users stay anonymous on the internet to ensure privacy and limit the use of data. data collection mechanism.

Specifically, a VPN hides a user’s IP address by routing that connection through a physical server, which in turn provides a new IP address. This way, users do not reveal their real IP address and can even access content that is restricted in some countries/regions.

However, information such as browsing history, user’s IP address is stored on the VPN service’s own server. Therefore, these servers are a lucrative target that hackers always target, or more dangerous, when the VPN service provider sells user data for profit.

DPN overcomes the weakness of VPN

As mentioned above, the downside of VPNs comes from a third party – an intermediate physical server – and a Decentralized Private Network (DPN) is an optimal solution.

DPN, also known by some as dVPN, works on blockchain, so DPN is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network connection, that is, it will not have to go through any machine. any intermediate physical server like how a VPN works. As a result, users have complete control over their data and personal information.

Some other advantages of DPN

With the method of operating on the blockchain and being a peer-to-peer network connection, DPN has the following advantages:

• High speed, less congestion: DPN connection does not go through any third physical servers, instead works on blockchain principle – each client and server is a block, so that The connection will be high speed and stable.
• Overcoming the barrier of VPN banning services: Some streaming services like Netflix often block the IPs of (fixed) VPN servers to prevent users from “crossing the fence” and viewing content across borders. With DPN, it is very difficult to prevent (and not yet prevent).
• Decentralized, do not store access logs on an intermediary server: Because it is blockchain-based, information and browsing logs will not be recorded anywhere but your computer (of course does not count the case where the user actively synchronizes data via the account, for example, syncing Chrome’s browsing history via Google account, of Safari via your Apple ID account, for example).
• Passive income: Most DPN services now integrate bandwidth sharing, thereby allowing users to participate in “mining” cryptocurrency.

Not widely used yet

DPN can be considered as one of the initial results in the Web3 trend, it contributes to helping users take the initiative when using the internet.

However, the current DPN services are still very new and only a few parties provide this type of service.