- Obscura VPN has just passed its first independent audit
- Leading auditing firm Cure53 found no major security flaws.
- Obscura VPN is a new service built on an innovative multi-hop VPN system
Obscura VPN is still relatively new, but its first independent audit just proved that whatever it does, it works. The VPN service passed the test with flying colors.
Cure53’s report independently verified several aspects of Obscura VPN, including its innovative bipartite VPN protocol, and found “no major security vulnerabilities.”
This successful audit could bring Obscura VPN closer to its ranking of the best VPNs, although its limited availability may remain a barrier for some users.
“No major security breach”
On the surface, each VPN can seem as reliable as the next. However, the reality is often different, which is why VPN audits are so important. Obscura VPN is still a new player in the VPN market, but it just completed its first independent audit, proving that its claims can hold up even when verified by third-party auditors.
The audit was carried out by a team of researchers from Cure53, a leading auditing firm. This is a comprehensive test, covering the Obscura macOS application, but also its network extension and protocol design. Cure53 performed a penetration test and audited Obscura VPN source code for 20 days.
During testing, Cure53 spotted two low-impact vulnerabilities within the Obscura VPN service. Both have since been repaired. A few other miscellaneous issues were spotted, but most were either quickly resolved or considered false positives.
Overall, the research team had nothing but good things to say about Obscura. An excerpt from the audit states: “Obscura is a well-designed privacy solution with no major security vulnerabilities within its defined threat model. »
This is a huge win for Obscura. Carl Dong, its founder, told TechRadar: “Cure53’s report independently verifies the best-in-class privacy safeguards of our bipartite relay design and attests to our diligent engineering practices. Our users deserve an open and private Internet without compromise, and at Obscura we work every day to make that a reality.
What makes Obscura VPN unique?
Obscura has only been around for a short time and is only available on macOS and iOS at the moment. Launched on February 11, 2025, the VPN stood out from the start because it promised to never be able to track your browsing data.
Some of the more private VPNs don’t keep any logs of your browsing activity, but some of them can still see it; the data is simply never saved. Security breaches can still put users at risk.
Obscura offers a multi-hop VPN connection managed independently by two different providers. Its partner is Mullvad VPN, which also places great importance on anonymity. To keep your data completely hidden, Obscura encrypts your Internet connection via the WireGuard protocol and then sends it to Mullvad’s output servers. Mullvad is the VPN provider that actually connects you to the Internet.
This completely independent hop means no single VPN provider gets information about who you are. And your browsing history at the same time.
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