WireGuard for Windows 0.3.1 is the release you’ve been waiting for

Enlarge / I heroically resisted the urge to create a "WireGuard for Workgroups 0.3.1" image for this piece. (credit: Jim Salter)

This Monday, WireGuard founder and lead developer Jason Donenfeld announced a new WireGuard release for the Windows platform. The release is something of a godsend for administrators hoping to implement WireGuard as a replacement for more traditional end-user VPNs in a business environment, adding several new features that will make their lives easier-or simply make its implementation possible, in environments where it otherwise would not.

If you haven't heard about WireGuard yet, it's a relatively new VPN protocol featuring advanced cryptography. It's implemented from the ground up as an exercise in cleanly written, minimalist, maximally secure and performant code-and it succeeded at those goals well enough to get Linus Torvalds' own rarely-seen stamp of approval.

Existing WireGuard users will be prompted with obvious UI hints to download and install the new version, directly from within the application itself. (credit: Jim Salter)

Those who are already using WireGuard on Windows will receive an obvious in-app prompting to download and install the new version, which works swimmingly. New users can download WireGuard directly from its website.

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