ExpressVPN

ExpressVPN is a virtual private network

service offered by the British Virgin
Islands-based company Express VPN
International Ltd.[1] The software is
marketed as a privacy and security tool
that encrypts users’ web traffic and masks
their IP addresses.[2]
 ExpressVPN

Type Virtual private network

service

Launch date 2009

Platform Personal computer

Router
Smartphone

Operating system Android

iOS
Linux

macOS
 Microsoft Windows

Status Active

Website www.expressvpn.com

In 2018, TechRadar named the services its

Editors’ Choice.[3]

Features
ExpressVPN has released apps for
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, and
routers.[4] The apps use a 4096-bit CA,
AES-256-CBC encryption, and TLSv1.2 to
secure user traffic.[5][6] Available VPN
protocols include OpenVPN (with
TCP/UDP), SSTP, L2TP/IPSec, and
PPTP.[7]

Servers

As of March 2019, ExpressVPN runs over

3,000 remote servers in 160 locations and
94 countries, with the largest numbers of
servers located in Brazil, Canada, United
States, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United
Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong, India,
Japan, Singapore, South Korea and
Taiwan.[8]

In the news
In July 2017, ExpressVPN announced in an
open letter that Apple had removed all
VPN apps from its App Store in China, a
revelation that was later picked up by The
New York Times and other outlets.[9][10][11]
In response to questions from U.S.
Senators, Apple stated it had removed 674
VPN Apps from the App Store in China in
2017 at the request of the Chinese
government.[12]

In December 2017, ExpressVPN came into

the spotlight in relation to the investigation
of the assassination of Russian
ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov.
Turkish investigators seized an
ExpressVPN server which they say was
used to delete relevant information from
the assassin’s Gmail and Facebook
accounts.[13][14] Turkish authorities were
unable to find any logs to aid their
investigation, which the company said
verified its claim that it did not store user
activity or connection logs, adding; "while
it’s unfortunate that security tools like
VPNs can be abused for illicit purposes,
they are critical for our safety and the
preservation of our right to privacy online.
ExpressVPN is fundamentally opposed to
any efforts to install 'backdoors' or
attempts by governments to otherwise
undermine such technologies."[15]
Reception
TorrentFreak has interviewed ExpressVPN
in their annual comparison of VPN
providers since 2015.[16][17][18]

On 14 January 2016, ExpressVPN was

criticized by former Google information
security engineer Marc Bevand for using
weak encryption.[19] Bevand had
discovered that only a 1024-bit RSA key
was used to encrypt the service's
connections after using it to test the
strength of the Great Firewall of China.[19]
Bevand described ExpressVPN as "one of
the top three commercial VPN providers in
China" and asserted that the Chinese
government would be able to factor the
RSA keys to potentially spy on users.[19] On
January 25, ExpressVPN announced that it
would soon roll out an upgraded CA
certificate.[20] On February 15, Bevand
wrote in an update that ExpressVPN had
reported to him that they had now
switched to 4096-bit RSA keys.[19]

In a review done by PCMag UK editor Max

Eddy in May 2017, the service scored 4 out
of 5 with the bottom-line being that
although the service wasn't the fastest, it
"certainly protects your data from thieves
and spies."[21] In October 2017, TechRadar
gave the service 4½ out of 5 stars, calling
it "a premium service with well-crafted
clients, an ample choice of locations and
reliable performance."[22]PCWorld rated the
service 3½ out of 5 in their September
2017 review, commending it for its easy-
to-use software while criticizing "the
secrecy behind who runs the company."[23]

In December 2017, ExpressVPN

announced a “Privacy Research Lab”
project, including open source leak testing
tools released on GitHub.[24] The tools
enable users to determine if their VPN
provider is leaking network traffic, DNS, or
true IP addresses while connected to the
VPN, such as when switching from a
wireless to a wired internet connection.[25]
Comparitech tested the tools with 11
popular VPN services and found leaks
across every VPN provider, with the
exception of ExpressVPN. However they
clarified, “To be fair, ExpressVPN built the
test tools and applied them to its own VPN
app prior to publication of this article, so it
has already patched leaks that it initially
detected.“[26]

See also
Comparison of virtual private network
services
References
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2018. Archived from the original on
2018-01-03.
2. "How to Hide My IP Address |
ExpressVPN" . www.expressvpn.com.
Retrieved 2018-04-17.
3. "The best VPN services for 2018" .
facebook.com/TechRadar. Retrieved
2018-05-17.
4. "ExpressVPN Review - Impressive
Speeds, But One Small Drawback" .
Restore Privacy. 2018-03-08. Retrieved
2018-05-17.
5. "That One Privacy Site | Detailed VPN
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thatoneprivacysite.net. Retrieved
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6. "Which VPN Services Keep You
Anonymous in 2018? - TorrentFreak" .
TorrentFreak. 2018-03-04. Retrieved
2018-05-30.
7. "ExpressVPN Reviews: How Good is
ExpressVPN's VPN Service" .
TorrentFreak. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
8. "VPN Server Locations: Choose the
Best Worldwide | ExpressVPN" .
www.expressvpn.com. Retrieved
2019-03-07.
 9. "Apple removes VPN Apps from China
App Store" . Home of internet privacy.
2017-07-29. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
10. Lee, Dave (2017-08-02). "Apple
defends complying with China" . BBC
News. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
11. Mozur, Paul (2017-07-29). "Apple
Removes Apps From China Store That
Help Internet Users Evade
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ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved
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12. Hogan, Cynthia C. (November 21,
2017). "Letter from Cynthia C. Hogan,
Vice President at Apple, to Senators
Ted Cruz and Patrick Leahy" (PDF).
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont.
Retrieved April 17, 2018.
13. "Social media posts, e-mails of Turkish
policeman who killed Russian
ambassador deleted via virtual
computer" . Hürriyet Daily News.
Retrieved 2018-04-17.
14. "New evidence links exiled Turkish
cleric to Russian envoy's assassin" .
Arab News. 2017-12-19. Retrieved
2018-04-17.
15. "ExpressVPN statement on Andrey
Karlov investigation" . Home of
internet privacy. 2017-12-19. Retrieved
2018-04-17.
16. Ernesto (2015-02-28). "Which VPN
Services Take Your Anonymity
Seriously? 2015 Edition" .
TorrentFreak. Archived from the
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17. Ernesto (2016-02-20). "Which VPN
Services Take Your Anonymity
Seriously?" . TorrentFreak. Archived
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18. Ernesto (2017-03-04). "Which VPN
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2017?" . TorrentFreak. Archived from
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19. Bevand, Marc (2016-01-14). "My
Experience With the Great Firewall of
China" . mrb's blog. Archived from the
original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved
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20. ExpressVPN (2016-01-25).
"ExpressVPN's response to the 1024-
bit CA key blog post" . Blog. Archived
from the original on 2018-01-04.
21. Eddy, Max (2017-05-12).
"ExpressVPN" . PC Magazine.
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05-14.
22. Williams, Mike (2017-10-23).
"ExpressVPN review" . TechRadar.
Archived from the original on 2018-
01-04.
23. Paul, Ian (2017-09-20). "ExpressVPN
review: A good service with no public
leadership" . PCWorld. Archived from
the original on 2018-01-04.
24. "ExpressVPN Privacy Research Lab" .
www.expressvpn.com. Retrieved
2018-05-30.
 25. "New Open Source Tools Test for VPN
Leaks | Software | LinuxInsider" .
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26. "Most VPNs can leak personal data
despite claims to the contrary" .
Comparitech. Retrieved 2018-05-30.

External links
ExpressVPN's official website

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