Cybersecurity company Surfshark launches a consumer VPN innovation Surfshark Nexus,
based on SDN (Software-Defined Networking) technology. A unique solution in a
consumer VPN industry connects users to not only one server but an entire
network of servers and then routes them to a chosen location. Surfshark Nexus
will help to optimize user traffic to be faster, more stable, increasingly
secure, and private. Moreover, connecting all of the company's servers into a
single Nexus network will allow Surfshark to roll out new features such as IP
Rotator, IP Randomizer, and Dynamic MultiHop.
"Since the very first days of
Surfshark, we were on a mission to provide our users with the best and the most
humanized VPN option on the market," says Donatas Budvytis, the CTO of
Surfshark. "Each traditional consumer VPN functions more like a list of
separate virtual private servers and not a network. Knowing this, we put our
minds and resources into creating a solution that would put N (network) into a
VPN. By introducing Surfshark Nexus, we will be able to greatly improve users'
online privacy and revolutionize the consumer VPN industry."
Surfshark Nexus network is
designed to provide a no-thrills experience by ensuring that its users stay
continuously connected to the secure, private, and performant VPN network. The
Nexus adds more privacy to its users by pooling them up in the entire network
and not only specific servers. The most significant benefit for privacy is that
the solution has a rotating IP feature that changes the exit IP addresses every
5 to 10 minutes without disconnecting the user from the VPN.
The new technology and its
upcoming features will become available to anyone using Surfshark VPN. Starting
with the IP rotator, all features are planned to be rolled out before
2023.
Surfshark's CTO, Donatas
Budvytis, explains the technical nuances of the new technology:
- How does Surfshark Nexus
differ from traditional consumer VPN technology?
In the case of traditional
consumer VPN services where users connect to a specific server within a pool of
servers, they don't use the network but rather create a tunnel to one server of
all their servers. If they want to change their IP, they must disconnect from
that server to connect to another one. In the case of Nexus, the users connect
to the entire network of servers and can use many different servers without
disconnecting from the network.
- What value does
Surfshark Nexus create for a user?
Surfshark Nexus network
solves the problems of traditional consumer VPN services. Firstly, it improves
one's privacy and security by continuously changing user IP addresses and
connecting to different servers without disconnecting the user from Surfshark VPN.
Secondly, it enables easier network maintenance as the users will no longer
lose their connectivity due to server upgrades. Finally, Nexus opens up
opportunities to develop new features such as an IP randomizer that can provide
the user with multiple IP addresses to use simultaneously.
- What are the key
features and plans of Surfshark Nexus technology?
Today, Surfshark Nexus comes
with an IP Rotator feature that automatically changes the user's exit IP
address in a chosen city location every 5 to 10 minutes without disconnecting
the user from the VPN. IP Rotator solves privacy concerns of having the same IP
address when connected to a VPN for a long time. The feature will rotate IP
addresses in a specific location, country, region, or even globally, depending
on the user's preference.
Then, an IP Randomizer
feature that is planned to be launched later will allow the users to use many
different IP addresses at the same time while connecting to the internet. For
example, different IP addresses for different websites.
Finally, a dynamic MultiHop
that will be launched in the future will allow the users to choose their own
VPN entry and exit locations in any way they like. For instance, enter the
Nexus network via a chosen location A and exit via location B.
All of the planned features
will roll out gradually throughout 2022 and 2023.