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Life & fun · October 5, 2017

Encrypted VPN in 2k lines of Go

Simple, auditable & elegant VPN, built with TLS mutual authentication and TUN. - twitchyliquid64/subnet

Encrypted VPN in 2k lines of Go launched on October 5, 2017 with 123 votes, #345 of 3,169 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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Encrypted VPN in 2k lines of Go is a virtual private network tool written in Go, available on GitHub. It provides encrypted network connections and is designed for users seeking privacy in their internet traffic. The implementation is compact at around 2,000 lines of code, making it accessible for developers who want to review or modify the source. It targets technically minded users interested in open-source networking solutions.

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