Mullvad Hides WireGuard in QUIC to Bypass Censorship
6 hours ago
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- Mullvad introduces a new feature hiding WireGuard connections inside QUIC traffic to bypass aggressive censorship.
- The update helps users in regions like Russia and China maintain stable internet access by making VPN traffic resemble ordinary encrypted browsing.
- Mullvad is moving away from OpenVPN, which will no longer be supported starting January 2026, focusing instead on WireGuard.
- QUIC, originally by Google and the backbone of HTTP/3, is used for its speed, multi-stream data handling, and network resilience.
- Mullvad uses MASQUE to tunnel WireGuard’s UDP packets through HTTP/3, making VPN traffic indistinguishable from normal web activity.
- The feature is available in Mullvad’s desktop apps for Windows and macOS starting with version 2025.9, with plans for Android and iOS support.
- Other VPN providers like Proton VPN, NordVPN, Surfshark, and ExpressVPN are also developing censorship-resistant technologies.