Comparison
With SurfoNym, you have three different possibilities to surf anonymously and securely - Web Proxy, Proxy and VPN.
Each of these possibilities has its advantages and drawbacks. Here you can see a comparison chart, so you can find out what's best for you!
* Note: for Proxy and SOCKS, encryption is only possibly if you use SSH tunneling to encrypt the data traffic between you and our proxy server. We provide documentation how to do that.
** Note: VPN works with any and all applications, because it operates at the network layer, transparent to an application; for SOCKS, you need to use applications which explicitely support SOCKS and you need to configure each application separately. There are a lot of SOCKS-capable apps out there, though.
For a detailed description, including configuration howtos, please look at our information page!
With SurfoNym, you have three different possibilities to surf anonymously and securely - Web Proxy, Proxy and VPN.
Each of these possibilities has its advantages and drawbacks. Here you can see a comparison chart, so you can find out what's best for you!
| Web Proxy | Proxy | SOCKS | VPN | |
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| Encryption * | |
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| WWW / FTP possible | |
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| All Applications possible (e.g. BitTorrent, ICQ, email, ...) ** | |
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| Can be used for a LAN (company, office, ...) | |
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| Ease of use, Useability | |
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* Note: for Proxy and SOCKS, encryption is only possibly if you use SSH tunneling to encrypt the data traffic between you and our proxy server. We provide documentation how to do that.
** Note: VPN works with any and all applications, because it operates at the network layer, transparent to an application; for SOCKS, you need to use applications which explicitely support SOCKS and you need to configure each application separately. There are a lot of SOCKS-capable apps out there, though.
For a detailed description, including configuration howtos, please look at our information page!