openvpn3 vs tap-windows6

openvpn3

OpenVPN 3 is a C++ class library that implements the functionality of an OpenVPN client, and is protocol-compatible with the OpenVPN 2.x branch. (by OpenVPN)

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tap-windows6

Windows TAP driver (NDIS 6) (by OpenVPN)

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openvpn3		tap-windows6
	Project
2	Mentions	3
936	Stars	749
1.4%	Growth	1.2%
9.2	Activity	3.1
10 days ago	Latest Commit	about 2 months ago
C++	Language	C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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openvpn3

Posts with mentions or reviews of openvpn3. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-24.

limitations of Openvpn CE?
9 projects | /r/OpenVPN | 24 Jun 2022

All our products builds on what we call the "OpenVPN Core". In essence, that is the OpenVPN 2.x project and the OpenVPN 3 Core library. This is the "low level" code which provides the core VPN functionality.
What is the difference between OpenVPN2.9 and OpenVPN3 Core
1 project | /r/OpenVPN | 21 Dec 2020

OpenVPN 3 (Core) is a complete rewrite and reimplements the OpenVPN protocol as a C++ library. The OpenVPN Connect (macOS, Windows) apps and OpenVPN 3 Linux project are all based on the OpenVPN 3 Core project. In addition, the OpenVPN 3 Core can be activated instead of OpenVPN 2.x on OpenVPN for Android. Currently all of these products and projects only implements the client side.

tap-windows6

Posts with mentions or reviews of tap-windows6. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-24.

Sorry for this stupid question, but does anyone know what is this "Tom" and is it dangerous?
1 project | /r/pcmasterrace | 12 Jan 2023
limitations of Openvpn CE?
9 projects | /r/OpenVPN | 24 Jun 2022

We also back several OpenVPN related drivers, such as tap-windows6 driver, ovpn-dco-win driver, ovpn-dco linux kernel module. The tap-windows6 driver is the old Windows driver, which gives a pretty basic tun/tap interface. The DCO drivers are the next generation drivers, where more of the cryptographic operations are moved into the OS kernel instead of happening inside the OpenVPN Core components; which has the potential to improve the tunnel performance.
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2 projects | /r/FFXIPrivateServers | 2 Jan 2022

/skin/OemVista.inf, /skin/tap0901.cat, /skin/tap0901.sys, /skin/tapinstall.exe - These are part of OpenVPN's TAP driver which can be found here: https://github.com/OpenVPN/tap-windows6

What are some alternatives?

When comparing openvpn3 and tap-windows6 you can also consider the following projects:

docker-ipsec-vpn-server - Docker image to run an IPsec VPN server, with IPsec/L2TP, Cisco IPsec and IKEv2

ovpn-dco-win - OpenVPN Data Channel Offload driver for Windows

openvpn3-linux - OpenVPN 3 Linux client

ovpn-dco

ios-app - Official IVPN iOS app

n2n - Peer-to-peer VPN

setup-ipsec-vpn - Scripts to build your own IPsec VPN server, with IPsec/L2TP, Cisco IPsec and IKEv2

openvpn

openvpn3-linux

algo - Set up a personal VPN in the cloud

openvpn-gui - OpenVPN GUI is a graphical frontend for OpenVPN running on Windows 7 / 8 / 10. It creates an icon in the notification area from which you can control OpenVPN to start/stop your VPN tunnels, view the log and do other useful things.