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VPN Protocols Reference

Compare VPN protocols: WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2, L2TP, PPTP, and SSTP.

ProtocolSpeedSecurity
WireGuard
Excellent
Very High
OpenVPN
Good
Very High
IPSec/IKEv2
Very Good
Very High
L2TP/IPSec
Moderate
High
PPTP
Fast
Low
SSTP
Good
High

Recommendations

WireGuardBest for personal use, modern VPNs, fastest performance
OpenVPNBest for enterprise, most configurable, well-audited
IKEv2/IPSecBest for mobile devices, fast reconnect after network switch
PPTPAVOID — broken encryption, use only for legacy compatibility

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Implémentation du Code

# VPN protocols comparison data
vpn_protocols = {
    "WireGuard": {
        "speed": "Excellent",
        "security": "Very High",
        "port": "UDP 51820",
        "pros": ["Fastest", "Modern crypto", "4000 lines of code"],
        "cons": ["Newer, fewer audits", "Stores peer IPs"],
        "speed_score": 5,
        "security_score": 5
    },
    "OpenVPN": {
        "speed": "Good",
        "security": "Very High",
        "port": "UDP 1194 / TCP 443",
        "pros": ["Open source", "Cross-platform", "Highly configurable"],
        "cons": ["Slower", "Complex setup"],
        "speed_score": 3,
        "security_score": 5
    },
    "IKEv2/IPSec": {
        "speed": "Very Good",
        "security": "Very High",
        "port": "UDP 500 / UDP 4500",
        "pros": ["Native mobile support", "Fast reconnect (MOBIKE)"],
        "cons": ["May be blocked by firewalls"],
        "speed_score": 4,
        "security_score": 5
    },
    "PPTP": {
        "speed": "Fast",
        "security": "LOW - DO NOT USE",
        "port": "TCP 1723",
        "pros": ["Built-in everywhere", "Fast"],
        "cons": ["Broken encryption", "NSA exploitable"],
        "speed_score": 4,
        "security_score": 1
    },
}

print("VPN Protocol Comparison:")
print("-" * 60)
for name, p in vpn_protocols.items():
    bars = "█" * p["speed_score"] + "░" * (5 - p["speed_score"])
    sec  = "█" * p["security_score"] + "░" * (5 - p["security_score"])
    print(f"{name:<15} Speed:{bars}  Security:{sec}")
    print(f"               Port: {p['port']}")

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