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by kortilla 2382 days ago
> WireGuard is much faster than OpenVPN

Not relevant for most home internet connections

> much simpler to set up than OpenVPN

+1

> and it's much, much more secure than OpenVPN.

That’s uselessly vague. Do you mean the protocol, the implementation approach, the underlying crypto, or what?

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Yes, the protocol, yes, the implementation approach, and yes, the underlying crypto. That sounds like a snarky response, but you really did kind of cover it.
>> WireGuard is much faster than OpenVPN

> Not relevant for most home internet connections

Why it is not relevant?

I'd say it is. While I'm handwaving based on what I've read - wg should be better for voice and video chat, due to being low-overhead udp - which should translate to lower latency.
Openvpn in UDP mode running on an rpi can saturate a home connection and provide low enough latency for voice.