boringtun
A high-performance, portable userspace WireGuard® VPN implementation written in Rust.
What is boringtun?
BoringTun is a userspace implementation of the WireGuard® VPN protocol, written in Rust for portability and speed. It provides both a standalone CLI tool for Linux and macOS and a library for building WireGuard clients on platforms like iOS and Android, enabling secure, modern VPN connections without relying on platform-specific network stacks.
Developers building VPN clients for mobile platforms (iOS, Android) or needing a portable, high-performance WireGuard implementation for server environments. It's also suitable for system administrators or DevOps engineers who require a userspace WireGuard tunnel on Linux or macOS that integrates with standard tools like wg and wg-quick.
Developers choose BoringTun for its cross-platform library that separates WireGuard protocol logic from network stacks, allowing flexible integration, and its high-performance Rust implementation that is deployed at scale on millions of devices and Cloudflare servers. It offers security features like privilege dropping on Linux and compatibility with existing WireGuard tooling.
Overview
Userspace WireGuard® Implementation in Rust
Use Cases
Best For
- Building WireGuard VPN client applications for iOS and Android using a portable Rust library.
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