What VPN Protocol and/or Proxy is best for me?

What VPN Protocol and/or Proxy is best for me and how can I use them?

Here we will summarize all the VPN protocols and Proxy types available with your TUVPN account.

If you want to get up and running asap, just forget about this and follow our Fast Track to start quick and easy. You can come back and check all other options we are offering any time you want. Remember that TUVPN is about choices!.

So, if you want to move on, please first take a look at this blog post, where we clearly explain the working differences between the different VPN types and Proxies that we offer.

Once done, the following table will include the rest of the answers to help you do the right choice:

	OpenVPN	L2TP/IPSec	PPTP	SSH2 Tunnels	High Anonymity Proxies
Encryption Strength	256 bits using AES cipher	128 bits using AES cipher	128 bits using MPPE protocol	256 bits using AES cipher	None
Security Level	Very Good	Good	Average	Very Good	Just Anonymity
Supported Platforms	Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone/iPad(*), Android	Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone/iPad, Android	Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone/iPad, Android	Windows, Linux, Mac	Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone/iPad, Android
Performance	Very Good	Very Good	Excellent	Very Good	Excellent
Additional Software Needed	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Dynamic RPF Compatible	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Protect Standalone Applications	No	No	No	Yes	No
Dedicated IP Compatible	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Alternate VPN Port	Yes, 443/tcp	No	No	No	No
Potential Leakage ()**	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Advised Use	Preferred TUVPN protocol for all uses.	Good protocol to provide high security to mobile devices.	To be used when no other protocols are supported or for non sensitive communications.	Only protocol that allows to protect standalone applications. Perfect when you want to maximise the efficiency and control of the VPN.	To anonymise your Internet browsing.
Other Comments	Default/Fast Track TuVPN protocol. Maximum security/performance ratio.	Much better security than PPTP and similarly supported. Slightly slower performance than PPTP.	Weakest encryption offered. Works on most devices. Quick an easy to deploy.	Somewhat more complex to setup. Extremely secure. Huge flexibility of use.	No protection of communications offered (no encryption).
Tutorials	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X Viscosity Mac OS X Tunnelblick Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.04 iPhone	Windows 7 Windows XP MAC OS X 10.5 Ubuntu 11.04 iPhone Android	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP MAC OS X 10.5 MAC OS X 10.4 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.04 iPhone Android	Windows 7/Vista Ubuntu 11.04	Firefox Internet Explorer Opera
Download Client	Windows (All Platforms)	Win7-Vista (32-bit) Win7-Vista (64-bit) Win XP (32-bit) Win XP (64-bit)	Win7-Vista (32-bit) Win7-Vista (64-bit) Win XP (32-bit) Win XP (64-bit)	Windows (All Platforms)	Not Available