Quick Answer
- vp.net is a new VPN service that launched June 2025, using Intel SGX hardware to make user tracking technically impossible.
- Founded by Andrew Lee (creator of Private Internet Access), it eliminates trust-based privacy with “cryptographically verifiable privacy”.
- Uses Intel’s secure enclaves to physically separate your identity from browsing activity—even vp.net can’t see your connections.
- Costs $9.95/month with support for 5 devices across all major platforms.
- Still very new with limited user reviews and some Reddit skepticism about SGX vulnerabilities.
What makes VP.net different from other VPNs
Most VPNs ask you to trust their “no-logs” promises. vp.net takes a different approach by making logging technically impossible through hardware isolation.
The service runs inside Intel SGX (Software Guard Extensions) secure enclaves—protected memory areas that even server administrators can’t access. Your identity gets mapped to temporary session IDs inside these hardware “safes,” creating an untraceable path between you and websites.
Andrew Lee, who founded Private Internet Access before selling it to Kape Technologies in 2019, describes this as moving from “trust-based” to “math-based” privacy. The system provides cryptographic proof that your session is private through verifiable hashes.
How the technology works
vp.net‘s architecture separates into two main layers according to their open-sourced code:
The rasengan Core processes all traffic within SGX enclaves using zero-knowledge architecture. Keys rotate regularly and nothing gets stored permanently.
The MagicalTux Layer adds traffic obfuscation through connection pool randomization, packet buffering with 10ms flush intervals, and dummy traffic generation to prevent analysis.
The client receives cryptographic fingerprints proving the server runs genuine, unmodified SGX code. Users can verify this independently by compiling the open-source enclave code and checking hashes match production servers.
Pricing and features
vp.net keeps things simple with one plan at $9.95/month. You get:
- Unlimited bandwidth across global servers with 1 Gbps+ speeds
- Support for 5 simultaneous device connections
- Apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android
- No account creation required—just install and connect
- 24/7 support and money-back guarantee
The service uses WireGuard protocol enhanced with ChaCha20 encryption, Poly1305 authentication, and Curve25519 key exchange.
What privacy experts think
The concept receives cautious optimism from security researchers. TorrentFreak notes it eliminates the classic “just trust your VPN” problem. However, experts point out you still need to trust Intel’s SGX technology and the implementation.
Some Hacker News users appreciate the verifiability aspect but question whether 10ms timing obfuscation provides meaningful protection against correlation attacks. Others note that ISPs can still log traffic entering and leaving the servers.
Reddit discussions show mixed reactions. Some users appreciate the innovation while others express skepticism about Andrew Lee’s controversial history with Freenode and his association with figures like Mark Karpelès (former Mt. Gox CEO).
