What Is WireGuard?

Getting Started

🧩 WireGuard — the Technology

WireGuard is an open-source VPN protocol — a modern technology that creates a secure and private tunnel between your device and a VPN server.

Think of WireGuard as the engine that makes the VPN connection run:

You can download the official WireGuard app from the App Store or Google Play — but the app alone doesn’t give you access to any VPN servers.


🌍 Trackaway — the VPN Provider

We give you:

So when you use Trackaway, you’re connecting to Trackaway’s servers using the WireGuard protocol for encryption.


⚙️ Why It’s Used

VPN providers like trackaway use WireGuard because it offers:


🔐 How It Works

When you connect with WireGuard:

  1. Your device and the VPN server exchange public keys (like digital handshakes).
  2. A secure, encrypted tunnel is established between them.
  3. All your internet traffic then passes through this tunnel.
  4. Websites and services only see the VPN server’s IP address — not your real one.

🤝 How We Work Together

| Role | Who Provides It | What It Does | |------|------------------|--------------| | WireGuard (App & Protocol) | Open-source project (wireguard.com) | Handles the secure VPN connection. | | Trackaway (Service) | VPN provider (trackaway.net) | Provides the servers and configuration files that WireGuard connects to. |


✅ Summary

Together they give you a fast, secure, and private VPN experience.