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Security networking startup Tailscale has partnered with Mullvad to make Mullvad\u2019s global network of VPN services available to Tailscale customers looking to maintain user privacy while browsing the internet.<\/p>\n

Tailscale provides software that creates a peer-to-peer mesh VPN<\/a>, which allows for customers to create direct connections between devices. Tailscale enables encrypted point-to-point connections using the opensource WireGuard<\/a> protocol, which means only devices on a private network can communicate with each other. WireGuard is an open-source project that is designed for quick reconnections, which improves reliability. WireGuard is also supported by consumer-grade VPN provider Mullvad.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt acts very much like a traditional VPN, but our approach is fundamentally different from most of those connectivity VPNs in that it\u2019s built on a technology called WireGuard, which is mesh so I can connect directly to those services without having to go through a concentrator or a gateway,\u201d says Kabir Sikand, product manager at Tailscale.<\/p>\n

Tailscale allows its users to connect from on-premises to cloud, site to site, cloud to cloud, and cluster to cluster. By allowing users to peer directly between infrastructure, Tailscale enables its users to define their network and use whatever infrastructure is best. By partnering with Mullvad, Tailscale users can maintain private internet browsing even when far from home or the office using Mullvad\u2019s secure and high-speed global network.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we found with Mullvad is that they have a very good reputation for preserving customer trust, privacy and anonymity. Tailscale lets you connect to the things you care about and that only you should be able to talk to. And then when helping you browse the web in a more private and secure way and not feel like bad actors are looking at you, Mullvad adds a very privacy-focused version of that,\u201d Sikand says.<\/p>\n

Tailscale, which secured $100 million in a Series B round of funding<\/a> last year, explained the partnership and its benefits in a recent blog post<\/a>. The partnership will allow Tailscale customers to access Mullvad\u2019s hundreds of servers in more than 40 countries. To connect to those services, the customer device generates a WireGuard key pair: \u201cthe public key is used to identify peers in Mullvad\u2019s infrastructure, and the private key is used to encrypt traffic,\u201d according to the blog post.<\/p>\n