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WireGuard

free software that implements virtual private network
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WireGuard

Summary

WireGuard is a free software[1]. WireGuard ranks in the top 0.46% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,031 views/month, #9 of 1,962).[2]

Key Facts

  • WireGuard's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • WireGuard's instance of is recorded as virtual private network[4].
  • WireGuard's developer is recorded as Jason A. Donenfeld[5].
  • WireGuard's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • WireGuard's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • WireGuard's programmed in is recorded as Go[8].
  • WireGuard's programmed in is recorded as Q575650[9].
  • WireGuard's operating system is recorded as Linux[10].
  • WireGuard's operating system is recorded as Android[11].
  • WireGuard's operating system is recorded as iOS[12].
  • WireGuard's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[13].
  • WireGuard's operating system is recorded as Q34225[14].
  • WireGuard's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[15].
  • WireGuard's operating system is recorded as macOS[16].
  • WireGuard's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[17].
  • WireGuard's software version identifier is recorded as 0.0.20190702[18].
  • WireGuard's software version identifier is recorded as 0.0.20190601[19].
  • WireGuard's software version identifier is recorded as 0.0.20190913[20].
  • WireGuard's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.20200827[21].
  • WireGuard's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.20210219[22].
  • WireGuard's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.20220627[23].
  • WireGuard is part of Linux kernel[24].
  • WireGuard is used for virtual private network[25].
  • WireGuard's Commons category is recorded as WireGuard[26].
  • WireGuard comprises X25519[27].

Body

Publication

WireGuard was published on 2015[28]. WireGuard is part of Linux kernel[24].

Why It Matters

WireGuard ranks in the top 0.46% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,031 views/month, #9 of 1,962).[2] WireGuard has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] WireGuard is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Android FreeBSD free software Go iOS Linux macOS Microsoft Windows NetBird OpenBSD Rust

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wireguard.com. Retrieved . wireguard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wireguard.com. Retrieved . wireguard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . openhub.net. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wireguard.com. wireguard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wireguard.com. wireguard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . git.zx2c4.com. git.zx2c4.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . git.zx2c4.com. git.zx2c4.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . git.zx2c4.com. Retrieved . git.zx2c4.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . git.zx2c4.com. Retrieved . git.zx2c4.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . git.zx2c4.com. Retrieved . git.zx2c4.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . git.zx2c4.com. Retrieved . git.zx2c4.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . phoronix.com. Retrieved . phoronix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . businessinsider.com. businessinsider.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Revi C. · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Has use → virtual private network
    Distributed by → IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
    Has parts → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.0.20260223"
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