Security News > 2020 > January > Source Code Released for All ProtonVPN Apps

Proton Technologies, the company best known for its privacy-focused email service ProtonMail, this week announced that the source code for all of its ProtonVPN virtual private network applications has been made public after each app underwent independent security audits.

The source code for the Android, iOS, macOS and Windows versions of ProtonVPN are now available on GitHub, and the company has also published the results of security audits conducted by SEC Consult.

The iOS app had two low-risk flaws, while the Windows application had two medium-risk and two low-risk vulnerabilities.

Proton, which a few months ago released the source code for its ProtonMail app for iOS, believes open source software is better in terms of safety and accountability, and the company plans on releasing all of its client-facing software as open source in the future.

"Open source code provides security through transparency, meaning that because the code is heavily scrutinized, potential vulnerabilities are quickly spotted and fixed. This reduces the risk of a security vulnerability in a VPN app putting you at risk."

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