Security and Privacy Basics for VPN & Proxy Clients

Covers official downloads, subscription privacy, permissions, certificates, logs and minimal configuration.

Prefer official project pages, Releases and app stores.

Never publish subscription URLs; redact sensitive fields in screenshots.

Enable only the permissions required for the task and understand why TUN or network-extension permissions are needed.

HTTPS interception/decryption increases privacy risk and should only be used when necessary and understood.

If defaults work, do not change multiple advanced settings at once.

Keep it reproducible

Change one network setting at a time and test after each change.

Security and Privacy Basics for VPN & Proxy Clients ​