What's a VPN Endpoint?

VPN
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Title, is it the computer that the websites I use see as me?

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I think in most use cases you are correct, but technically an endpoint can be either a client or a server. You can think of a VPN as an encrypted channel or “tunnel” between your computer and some other computer (the server) that all of your internet traffic goes through. So an “endpoint” refers to either end of this tunnel: either your computer or the computer at the other end that websites see as you.

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So I’m commenting here to make sure I find it later, I have a blog post I made that fully explains vpns that I’ll post as a comment for you.

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Thank you!

You’re welcome!