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Wireshark vs KeepSolid VPN - leak or not?

Hello all.

I have used your software to test a VPN service to which I have recently subscribed (Keepsolid VPN Unlimited)

https://www.vpnunlimitedapp.com/en

I have run 2 packet capture tests to test the VPN. Both tests were conducted with WireShark on a http only website, with VPN turned ON (KeepSolid Wise TCP Protocol).

I have selected the physical WiFi card first and, as expected, I could see no (readable) data flowing through.

https://youtu.be/P1C2EUDbi10

However, when I selected the tunnel network that the VPN software has created, I was able to capture the test username and password.

https://youtu.be/q-dladqzd-k

So my questions are as follows:

  • would this be considered a leak?

  • presumably an actor were to use the Wireshark software from another network / device to capture the packets, would he/she be able to "see" the virtual connection that the VPN has created (and thus intercept decrypted packets like in case 2) or would he/she just see the outside WiFi Network and not the tunneled one (and thus only get encrypted packets like in case 1)?

Thank you in advance for your support on this.

Wireshark vs KeepSolid VPN - leak or not?

Hello all.

I have used your software to test a VPN service to which I have recently subscribed (Keepsolid VPN Unlimited)

https://www.vpnunlimitedapp.com/en

I have run 2 packet capture tests to test the VPN. Both tests were conducted with WireShark on a http only website, with VPN turned ON (KeepSolid Wise TCP Protocol).

I have selected the physical WiFi card first and, as expected, I could see no (readable) data flowing through.

https://youtu.be/P1C2EUDbi10

However, when I selected the tunnel network that the VPN software has created, I was able to capture the test username and password.

https://youtu.be/q-dladqzd-k

So my questions are as follows:

  • would this be considered a leak?

  • presumably an actor were to use the Wireshark software from another network / device to capture the packets, would he/she be able to "see" the virtual connection that the VPN has created (and thus intercept decrypted packets like in case 2) or would he/she just see the outside WiFi Network and not the tunneled one (and thus only get encrypted (or even no) packets like in case 1)?

Thank you in advance for your support on this.