# WireGuard

Mirror only. Official repository is at https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-linux

Repository: https://github.com/WireGuard/wireguard-linux
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wireguard
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-05-29T20:29:10+00:00
Link (homepage): https://www.wireguard.com
Link (site_page): https://www.wireguard.com/install
Link (site_page): https://www.wireguard.com/quickstart

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2442, "days_push": 96, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1978, forks 304 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:01.547986+00:00)

## What it is
WireGuard is a fast, modern, and secure VPN tunnel that uses state-of-the-art cryptography (Noise framework, Curve25519, ChaCha20) to create point-to-point encrypted connections. The WireGuard/wireguard-windows repository is the official, fully-featured Windows client built in Go on top of WireGuardNT, part of a cross-platform project spanning Linux kernel modules, macOS, BSD, iOS, and Android.

## Use cases
- set up a fast modern vpn tunnel between two machines
- replace openvpn or ipsec with a simpler vpn
- connect remotely to my home network securely
- deploy vpn clients across an enterprise with msi installers
- create a site-to-site vpn between servers
- roam between wifi and mobile networks without dropping the vpn
- configure a vpn server on a linux vps
- use a vpn on windows with a kill switch

## When to choose
- you need a performant, modern vpn with minimal configuration
- you want ssh-like key-exchange simplicity for setting up tunnels
- you need cross-platform vpn support including embedded devices and routers
- you want a vpn that is formally verified and cryptographically reviewed
- you need enterprise deployment via MSIs with admin registry controls

## When to avoid
- you need complex policy-based routing or legacy protocol interoperability like IPsec suites
- you require built-in user authentication or identity management beyond public keys
- you need obfuscation to evade deep packet inspection, as WireGuard traffic is identifiable
- you want dynamic IP assignment or a full mesh network out of the box without extra tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: vpn, networking, security, cryptography, cli, gui
- domain: networking, security, privacy, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform, cli
- tags: wireguard, vpn-tunnel, kernel-module, wireguard-go, kill-switch, enterprise-deployment, linux, macos, android, ios

## Member repositories
- WireGuard/wireguard-linux (main) score 70
- WireGuard/wireguard-windows (mirror) score 74
- WireGuard/wireguard-monolithic-historical (mirror) score 10
- WireGuard/wireguard-vyatta-ubnt (plugin) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.547986+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:45.832506+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/WireGuard/wireguard-linux (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.547986+00:00, sha 081d386b9da2)
  - homepage: https://www.wireguard.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:19.807283+00:00, sha a84a59224a71)
  - site_page: https://www.wireguard.com/install (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:19.816717+00:00, sha 1b345781e1f2)
  - site_page: https://www.wireguard.com/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:19.818611+00:00, sha 7de2c42ab2f6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.