Jul 16, 2020 PIA is a powerful VPN that ticks (almost) all the boxes. TCP connections or just terminated PIA's entire OpenVPN-based connection manager, 

In testing out NordVPN vs PIA with speeds, I found that NordVPN was consistently faster in all locations tested. Note: All speed tests between NordVPN and PIA were conducted using OpenVPN with AES-256 encryption. My baseline (non-VPN) speed was about 160 Mbps. 2. ExpressVPN vs PIA speed tests. After extensively testing both services for the respective reviews, there is a clear winner in terms of VPN speeds, and that is ExpressVPN. All speed tests were carried out using OpenVPN with 256-AES encryption. My baseline speed for testing was 160 Mbps with a wired ethernet connection, tested from my location We are moving to MSI installers in OpenVPN 2.5, but OpenVPN 2.4.x will remain NSIS-only. Compared to OpenVPN 2.3 this is a major update with a large number of new features, improvements and fixes. Some of the major features are AEAD (GCM) cipher and Elliptic Curve DH key exchange support, improved IPv4/IPv6 dual stack support and more seamless connection migration when client's IP address PIA also offers PPTP, IPSec/L2TP, and IKEv2, ProtonVPN does not - it's OpenVPN or nothing. The main downside to PIA versus ProtonVPN, is PIA's exploding popularity has ruined their high speeds. I use to be able to get 500Mbps via IKEv2 on PIA, but now can barely break 70Mbps. I've switched my home network to ProtonVPN and can hit over 200Mbps

As for encryption, PIA is one of the strongest VPNs available. There are many VPN protocols to choose from, including OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP, and IPSec, 

Apr 1, 2020 root # echo "net-vpn/openvpn passwordsave examples" >> /etc/portage/package. use # root # chmod 600 openvpn.conf login.conf pia/*. OpenVPN can run over either the TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) or UDP ( User Datagram Protocol) transports. Choosing which one to use is a highly 

Aug 5, 2019 By default, PIA uses OpenVPN over UDP, AES-128 data encryption, can be changed to AES-256 (CBC or GCM), as well as AES–128 (CBC).

Mar 1, 2019 OpenVPN is a protocol and PIA is a provider. I have my own OpenVPN server setup at my house for accessing my network from outside, and the OpenVPN for  May 22, 2020 OpenVPN offers several SMB and enterprise pricing plans covered both per year or against a single-payment license. The details are as  Jul 17, 2020 Note: All speed tests between NordVPN and PIA were conducted using OpenVPN with AES-256 encryption. My baseline (non-VPN) speed was