Tunnelblick
Tunnelblick is a free, open source[1] graphic user interface for OpenVPN, a Virtual Private Network (VPN), on OS X and macOS. It provides easy control of OpenVPN client and/or server connections.
| Developer | The Tunnelblick Project |
|---|---|
| Written in | Objective-C |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open-source |
| Initial release | March 2010 |
| Latest release | 3.8.4a / December 14, 2020 |
| Repository |  |
| Platforms | macOS |
| License | GNU GPLv2 |
| Official website | tunnelblick |
History
The first stable release was version 3.0 in March 2010.[2] Since then, a new version has been released on a regular basis, the current stable version as of 2019-12-20: Tunnelblick 3.8.2beta03 [3]
Issues
In January 2016, the Sparkle Updater component used by Tunnelblick was found to be vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack. This security flaw has since been patched.[4]
References
- Harrison, Andrew (April 8, 2015). "Private Tunnel review: VPN charges only for the data you use".
- "Old Release Notes - Tunnelblick - Free open source OpenVPN VPN client server software GUI for Mac OS X."
- "News About Tunnelblick - Tunnelblick - Free open source OpenVPN VPN client server software GUI for Mac OS X."
- Cimpanu, Catalin (January 31, 2016). "OS X Security Compromised via the Update Process of Many Popular Mac Apps". Softpedia.
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