AirVPN new client (Windows-Linux, Mac)

puff-m-d · Apr 8, 2020

Hello,

A new experimental version of the Eddie client, version 2.19.0 beta, has been released.
Eddie Desktop 2.19beta released (Announcement and Feedback)

This version contains some bug fixes (in Windows and some OS X and macOS versions) we discovered after 2.18.9 stable version had been released. You don't need to download it if you don't have any issue with the latest stable release.
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Website - Download - Changelog

Version 2.19.0 (Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:11:42 +0000)

[bugfix] - Windows, Custom DNS

[change] - Windows, DNS, switch only UP network adapter

[bugfix] - MacOS, fix PKG package (relocation disabled)

[bugfix] - MacOS, fix signature issue with older Yosemite

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puff-m-d · Apr 18, 2020

Hello,

A new experimental version of the Eddie client, version 2.19.1 beta, has been released.
Eddie Desktop 2.19beta released (Announcement and Feedback)
Website - Download - Changelog

Version 2.19.1 (Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:14:36 +0000)

[bugfix] Linux - Fix issue with Network Lock IPv6-only incoming whitelist

[bugfix] - http-100-continue issue

[bugfix] - Special condition elevation checks (may resolve "Unable to start (no-socket)" issues).

[change] - Removed curl binary dependencies

[new] Linux - New Network Lock with nftables (if nft is present, it is used by default in "Automatic" mode)

[new] Windows - New option "Use wintun driver (OpenVPN>=2.5)" under "Preferences -> Advanced" automates ovpn directive

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puff-m-d · Apr 21, 2020

Hello,

A new experimental version of the Eddie client, version 2.19.2 beta, has been released.
Eddie Desktop 2.19beta released (Announcement and Feedback)
Website - Download - Changelog

Version 2.19.2 (Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:42:14 +0000)

[bugfix] - Linux - Fixed crash at startup

[bugfix] - Windows - Fixed an issue about detection of wintun driver

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puff-m-d · Jun 6, 2020

Hello,

A new stable version of Hummingbird, version 1.0.3, has been released.
Announcement and Discussion: Hummingbird 1.0.3 released

Changelog 3.6.4 AirVPN - Release date: 23 May 2020 by ProMIND
- [ProMIND] [2020/05/23] completely changed the logics controlling overrides (server, port and protocol)
client/ovpncli.cpp: parse_config() Properly assigned serverOverride, portOverride and protoOverride to eval.remoteList
client/ovpncli.cpp: parse_config() In case serverOverride is set, remoteList is cleared and recreated with just one item containing serverOverride
client/ovpncli.cpp: parse_config() In case portOverride or protoOverride is set, all the items in remoteList are changed accordingly
openvpn/client/remotelist.hpp: Added public method set_transport_protocol_override() to assign the override protocol to all items in remoteList
openvpn/client/cliopt.hpp: ClientOptions() now calls remote_list->set_transport_protocol_override() instead of remote_list->handle_proto_override()
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Changelog 1.0.3 - 3 June 2020
- [ProMIND] Removed --google-dns (enable Google DNS fallback) option
- [ProMIND] Improved flushing logics for pf
- [ProMIND] Updated to OpenVPN3-airvpn 3.6.4
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Please consult the following page for details, instructions, and download links: https://airvpn.org/hummingbird/readme/

puff-m-d · Jun 13, 2020

Hello,

A new beta version of Hummingbird, version 1.1.0 beta 1, has been released.
Announcement and Discussion: Hummingbird 1.1.0 beta 1 released

Hello!

We're very glad to inform you that we have just released Hummingbird 1.1.0 beta 1, featuring:

SystemV-style init support for Linux

update to the latest OpenVPN3-AirVPN and asio libraries

Hummingbird is AirVPN's free and open source OpenVPN 3 client based on AirVPN's OpenVPN 3 library fork. Hummingbird is available for:

Linux x86-64

Linux ARM 32 (example: Raspbian for Raspberry Pi)

Linux ARM 64

macOS (Mojave or higher version required)

For a thorough Hummingbird overview please consult https://airvpn.org/hummingbird/readme/

Hummingbird 1.1.0 adds support to Linux systems based on SystemV-style init https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init#SYSV , while the previous versions supported Linux systemd based systems only.

Therefore, we gladly achieve compatibility with 35 additional Linux distributions:
https://distrowatch.com/search.php?...age=All&defaultinit=SysV&status=Active#simple

We think it's important to support Init Freedom:
https://devuan.org/os/init-freedom

because systemd is POSIX incompatible and because, as the UNIX Veteran Admin collective noticed in 2014 when they announced a Debian fork:
This situation prospects a lock in systemd dependencies which is de-facto
threatening freedom of development and has serious consequences for Debian,
its upstream and its downstream.

Download URLs follow.

Linux x86-64:
https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-x86_64-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz
https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-x86_64-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz.sha512

Linux armv7l (ARM 32 bit):
https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-armv7l-1.0.3.tar.gz.sha512
https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-armv7l-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz

Linux aarch64 (ARM 64 bit):
https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-aarch64-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz
https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-aarch64-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz.sha512

macOS (please note: beta version is not notarized):
https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-macos-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz
https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-macos-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz.sha512

Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff
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puff-m-d · Jun 23, 2020

Hello,

A new experimental version of the Eddie client, version 2.19.3 beta, has been released.
Eddie Desktop 2.19beta released (Announcement and Feedback)
Website - Download - Changelog

Version 2.19.3 (Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:36:31 +0000)

[bugfix] Windows NSIS, vc_redist.exe, from '/q' to '/install /passive /norestart'.

[bugfix] Windows, System Report rare hang if IPv6 not available

[bugfix] macOS, CLI edition error at boot in Portable Mono

[bugfix] macOS, Notarization of packages

[bugfix] macOS; "Unable to obtain elevated privileges (required): Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

[bugfix] Linux, modprobe issue with zstd

[new] Linux, new aarch64 build (for Raspberry OS 64 bit beta)

[new] macOS, CLI portable without Mono

[change] Bundled with latest OpenVPN, Hummingbird, stunnel

[change] Minor UI fixes, font size in some linux distro, path normalization etc.

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puff-m-d · Jun 24, 2020

Hello,

A new stable version of Hummingbird, version 1.1.0, has been released.
Announcement and Discussion: Hummingbird 1.1.0 released

We're very glad to inform you that we have just released Hummingbird 1.1.0, featuring:

both SystemV-style init and systemd support for Linux

update to the latest OpenVPN3-AirVPN and asio libraries

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Please consult the following page for details, instructions, and download links: https://airvpn.org/hummingbird/readme/

puff-m-d · Jul 6, 2020

Hello,

A new experimental version of the Eddie client, version 2.19.4 beta, has been released.
Eddie Desktop 2.19beta released (Announcement and Feedback)
Website - Download - Changelog

Version 2.19.4 (Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:17:19 +0000)

[bugfix] Linux, Font/UI issue in some distribution (Manjaro)

[bugfix] Linux, modprobe issue with zstd

[change] If Netlock fails to activate, stop autoconnect.

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puff-m-d · Nov 4, 2020

Hello,

A new experimental version of the Eddie client, version 2.19.5 beta, has been released.
Eddie Desktop 2.19beta released (Announcement and Feedback)
Website - Download - Changelog

Version 2.19.5 (Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:22:24 +0000)

[bugfix] Minor bugfixes

[bugfix] Occasionally wrong order in DNS restoring

[change] OpenVPN 2.5.0 - Hummingbird 1.1.0

[change] Minor changes

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puff-m-d · Nov 12, 2020

Hello,

A new experimental version of the Eddie client, version 2.19.6 beta, has been released.
Eddie Desktop 2.19beta released (Announcement and Feedback)
Website - Download - Changelog

Version 2.19.6 (Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:01:54 +0000)

[change] Windows 7/8: OpenVPN 2.5.0 in bundle

[change] Absence of SSH or SSL log level from Warning to Info

[bugfix] Fixed an elevation issue with sudo in CLI mode

[bugfix] Windows: Error VCRUNTIME140_1.dll in some environment.

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BoerenkoolMetWorst · Nov 12, 2020

puff-m-d said: ↑

[change] Windows 7/8: OpenVPN 2.5.0 in bundle
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Any idea if Air already uses tls-crypt-v2 feature that is new in OpenVPN 2.5.0?

puff-m-d · Nov 19, 2020

Hello,

A new software for Linux, AirVPN Suite 1.0 beta 1, has been released for testing.
Announcement and Discussion (includes download links): LINUX new software: AirVPN Suite 1.0 beta 1

Hello!

We're very glad to introduce a new software suite for Linux which is ready for public beta testing.

The suite includes the well known Hummingbird software, updated to the latest OpenVPN AirVPN library, and introduces for the first time a D-Bus controlled, real daemon, Bluetit, as well as a command line client, Goldcrest, to interact with Bluetit.

The client-daemon architecture we introduce for the first time in our software offers a more robust security model and provides system administrators with a fine-grained, very flexible access control.

Bluetit is fully integrated with AirVPN. The daemon is accessed through a D-Bus interface by providing specific methods and interface in order to give full support to OpenVPN connection and AirVPN functionality, including - but not limited to - quick automatic connection to the best AirVPN server for any specific location as well as any AirVPN server or country.

When we get out of the beta testing, we plan to document Bluetit interface to let anyone write a custom client and talk with the daemon.

Furthermore, Goldcrest will evolve in the near future and will include an ncurses based TUI which will be very comfortable when you don't want to rely on command line options while a new Bluetit client, based on Qt, will be developed in the future, for those who prefer a GUI.

The suite is currently available for Linux x86-64, i686 (32 bit distributions), arm7l (for example Raspbian and other ARM 32 bit based systems) and aarch64 (ARM 64 bit).

Please note that the source code will be published with the stable release as usual. The software will be licensed under GPLv3.

AirVPN Suite for Linux

AirVPN’s free and open source OpenVPN 3 suite based on AirVPN’s OpenVPN 3 library fork

Version 1.0.0 Beta 1 - Release date 18 November 2020

Main features:

Bluetit: lightweight D-Bus controlled system daemon providing full connectivity to AirVPN servers and generic OpenVPN servers

Goldcrest: Bluetit client, allowing full integration with AirVPN servers, users, keys, profiles as well as generic OpenVPN servers

Hummingbird: lightweight and standalone client for generic OpenVPN server connection

Linux i686, x86-64, arm7l and arm64 (Raspberry) support

Full integration with systemd, SysVStyle-init and chkconfig

No heavy framework required, no GUI

Tiny RAM footprint

Lightning fast

Based on OpenVPN 3 library fork by AirVPN version 3.6.6 with tons of critical bug fixes from the main branch, new cipher support and never seen before features

ChaCha20-Poly1305 cipher support on both Control and Data Channel providing great performance boost on ARM, Raspberry PI and any Linux based platform not supporting AES-NI. Note: ChaCha20 support for Android had been already implemented in our free and open source Eddie Android edition

Robust leaks prevention through Network Lock based either on iptables, nftables or pf through automatic detection

Proper handling of DNS push by VPN servers, working with resolv.conf as well as any operational mode of systemd-resolved additional features

Full documentation: https://airvpn.org/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=39333

Download links:
Linux x86-64: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0-beta1/AirVPN-Suite-x86_64-1.0beta1.tar.gz
Linux x-86-64 sha512 check file: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0-beta1/AirVPN-Suite-x86_64-1.0beta1.tar.gz.sha512

Linux i686: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0-beta1/AirVPN-Suite-i686-1.0beta1.tar.gz
Linux i686 sha512 check file: [URL]https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0-beta1/AirVPN-Suite-i686-1.0beta1.tar.gz.sha512

Linux arm7l: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0-beta1/AirVPN-Suite-armv7l-1.0beta1.tar.gz
Linux arm7l sha512 check file: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0-beta1/AirVPN-Suite-armv7l-1.0beta1.tar.gz.sha512

Linux aarch64: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0-beta1/AirVPN-Suite-aarch64-1.0beta1.tar.gz
Linux aarch64 sha512 check file: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0-beta1/AirVPN-Suite-aarch64-1.0beta1.tar.gz.sha512

Please report bugs and any problem in this thread, thank you!

Kind regards
AirVPN Staff
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dogbite · Nov 22, 2020

I took a quick look. It seems a bit complex at least to configure properly. I stick with Hummingbird for the moment.

puff-m-d · Nov 25, 2020

Hello,

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AirVPN, in accordance with its mission, develops only free and open source software for many platforms, including Android, Linux (both for x86 and ARM based systems), macOS and Windows.

Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff
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puff-m-d · Nov 27, 2020

Hello,

A new beta version of AirVPN Suite 1.0 beta 2 has been released for testing.
Announcement and Discussion (includes download links): LINUX new software: AirVPN Suite 1.0 beta

UPDATE 27 NOVEMBER 2020

We're glad to announce that new version 1.0.0 beta 2 has been released featuring new OpenVPN 3 library supporting data-ciphers directive. The suite also fixes DNS issues with systemd-resolved when it is actively operating in "on link" mode and concurrently with network-manager in systemd based systems (it happens for example in Fedora 33).

Please check the first message of the thread for a full overview and more details!

Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff
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puff-m-d · Dec 7, 2020

Hello,

A new version of OpenVPN AirVPN 3.6.6 has been released.
Announcement and Discussion: OpenVPN AirVPN 3.6.6 released

Hello!

We're very glad to inform you that OpenVPN AirVPN 3.6.6 is now available. It implements data-ciphers directive following the same OpenVPN 2.5 directive syntax for a more flexible and comfortable choice of Data Channel ciphers by the client side, including CHACHA20-POLY1305 whose support was added by AirVPN in 2019.

OpenVPN AirVPN now handles Data Channel cipher by complying to new OpenVPN 2.5 specifications while keeping backward compatibility with older than 2.5 OpenVPN versions. For additional comfort and backward compatibility, support to ncp-disable directive implemented by AirVPN is currently kept.

Please see the changelog for more details.

AirVPN Suite 1.0.0 software suite for Linux is already linked against the new library. Eddie Android edition will be updated accordingly in the near future. Updated macOS software based on the new version is planned as well. Hummingbird 1.1.1 for macOS will be released soon and linked against the new library.

OpenVPN AirVPN 3.6.6 is now 93 commits ahead of master branch. Source code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/AirVPN/openvpn3-airvpn

Changelog 3.6.6 AirVPN - Release date: 7 December 2020 by ProMIND

- [ProMIND] [2020/11/02] openvpn/ssl/proto.hpp: IV_CIPHERS is set to the overridden cipher only
(both from client and/or OpenVPN profile) in order to properly work
with OpenVPN 2.5 IV_CIPHERS specifications. The old method of cipher
overriding by means of negotiable crypto parameters is still supported
in order to maintain compatibility with OpenVPN < 2.5.0
- [ProMIND] [2020/11/24] openvpn/ssl/proto.hpp: added "data-ciphers" directive to profile config
.ovpn files in order to comply to OpenVPN 2.5 negotiable data cipher
specifications. In case "data-ciphers" is found in the .ovpn file IV_CIPHERS
is assigned to the algorithms found in "data-ciphers". In this specific case,
"cipher" directive is meant as a fallback cipher and, if not already specified
in "data-ciphers", is appended to IV_CIPHERS

Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff
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puff-m-d · Dec 9, 2020

Hello,

A new beta version of Hummingbird, version 1.1.1 beta 2 for macOS, has been released.
Announcement and Discussion (with download links): macOS Hummingbird 1.1.1 Beta released

Hello!

We're very glad to inform you that we have just released Hummingbird 1.1.1 Beta 2 for macOS (High Sierra or higher version required). It is ready for public beta testing.

Main features

Lightweight and stand alone binary

No heavy framework required, no GUI

Small RAM footprint

Lightning fast

Based on OpenVPN 3 library fork by AirVPN

robust leaks prevention through Network Lock based on pf - working perfectly on Big Sur too

proper handling of DNS push by VPN servers

capable of higher throughput than OpenVPN 2.5

What's new
Remarkably higher performance

Hummingbird 1.1.1 is based on the latest OpenVPN AirVPN library version 3.6.6 linked against OpenSSL, and not mbedTLS anymore. OpenSSL latest versions in macOS have reached higher performance than mbedTLS both in encryption and decryption based on AES and CHACHA20-POLY1305 ciphers.

By relying on OpenSSL and thanks to highly optimized compilation as usual, Hummingbird on macOS is now able to beat OpenVPN 2 performance as well as previous Hummingbird 1.1.0 performance. According to our tests performed on macOS Catalina and Mojave, and keeping AES-256-GCM as Data Channel cipher, throughput increases up to 80%. Comparisons have been performed against Eddie 2.19.6 + OpenVPN 2.5, Tunnelblick + OpenVPN 2.4.9 and Hummingbird 1.1.0. All the tests consistently show a great performance boost, starting from +30% and peaking to +80%.

Therefore, we strongly recommend that you test Hummingbird 1.1.1 even if you run Eddie. Remember that you can run Hummingbird through Eddie comfortably and quickly by setting the proper option.

New OpenVPN 3 library features

Starting from version 1..1..1, Hummingbird is linked against a new version of our OpenVPN 3 library which supports directive data-ciphers: it can be used consistently with OpenVPN 2.5 syntax in OpenVPN profiles.

The directive allows OpenVPN 3 based software to negotiate a common Data Channel cipher with the OpenVPN server,, updating therefore our library to ncp-like negotiation with OpenVPN 2 branch.

The new library also includes a different handling of IV_CIPHERS variable, fixing OpenVPN main branch issues causing a plethora of problems with OpenVPN 2.5. The implementation, at the same time, takes care of full backward compatibility with OpenVPN versions older than 2.5.

ncp-disable directive, which to date has never been implemented in the main branch, is still supported, in order to further enhance backward compatibility with both OpenVPN profiles and servers, as well as connection flexibility with servers running older than 2.5 OpenVPN versions.

Please note that if you enforce a specific Data Channel cipher by means of Hummingbird line option, the enforced Data Channel cipher will override data-ciphers profile directive.

Changelog 3.6.6 AirVPN by ProMIND
- [ProMIND] [2020/11/02] openvpn/ssl/proto.hpp: IV_CIPHERS is set to the overridden cipher only
(both from client and/or OpenVPN profile) in order to properly work
with OpenVPN 2.5 IV_CIPHERS specifications. The old method of cipher
overriding by means of negotiable crypto parameters is still supported
in order to maintain compatibility with OpenVPN < 2.5.0
- [ProMIND] [2020/11/24] added "data-ciphers" directive to profile config .ovpn files in order
to comply to OpenVPN 2.5 negotiable data cipher specifications. In case
"data-ciphers" is found in the .ovpn files IV_CIPHERS is assigned to the
algorithms found in "data-ciphers". In this specific case, "cipher"
directive is used as a fallback cipher and, if not already specified in
"data-ciphers", is appended to IV_CIPHERS

Download
Hummingbird for macOS is distributed in notarized and plain versions:

Signed and notarized version: https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/1.1.1-Beta2/hummingbird-macos-notarized-1.1.1-Beta-2.zip

Plain version: https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/1.1.1-Beta2/hummingbird-macos-1.1.1-Beta-2.tar.gz

The difference is about how the package is seen by macOS security and it is therefore up to the user to pick the distribution file suiting his or her needs best. The notarized version is compliant to macOS software security scheme and runs "out-of-the-box", whereas the plain version needs to be explicitly granted permission to run by the user in macOS security & privacy settings. Please note that both versions ensure the same functionality in connecting a VPN server, it is however up to the user to decide whether using the signed and notarized version or not.

Version 1.1.0 manual is available here https://airvpn.org/hummingbird/readme/

Please report any bug or consideration in this thread if you decide to test. Thank you in advance for your tests!

Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff
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puff-m-d · Dec 12, 2020

Hello,

A new beta version of AirVPN Suite 1.0 beta 3 has been released for testing.
Announcement and Discussion (includes download links): LINUX new software: AirVPN Suite 1.0 beta

Hello!

We're very glad to inform you that AirVPN Suite 1.0.0 Beta 3 has just been released. It fixes every bug found and reported in this thread so far. Please feel free to verify!
Download URLs in the first message have been updated and now link to Beta 3.
Please feel free to download and keep testing, thank you!

Kind regards
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puff-m-d · Dec 22, 2020

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Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff
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puff-m-d · Dec 23, 2020

Hello,

A new beta version of AirVPN Suite 1.0.0 RC 1 has been released for testing.
Announcement and Discussion (includes download links): LINUX new software: AirVPN Suite 1.0 beta

Hello!

We're very glad to inform you that AirVPN Suite 1.0.0 RC 1 for Linux has just been released. It addresses all the problems reported so far, except:

problems reported in unstable distributions but not occurring in the same distribution stable release

the specific problem reported by @OpenSourcerer as we failed to reproduce it: please report if you find anything similar to what OpenSourcerer has reported because we can't manage to reproduce the malfunction in spite of very many efforts

Links to download packages have been updated in the first message of this thread.

Kind regards
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puff-m-d · Dec 23, 2020

Hello,

A new beta version of Hummingbird, version 1.1.1 RC 1 for macOS, has been released.
Announcement and Discussion (with download links): macOS Hummingbird 1.1.1 Beta released

Hello!

We're very glad to inform you that Hummingbird 1.1.1 RC 1 for macOS has been released. No bugs have been found or reported during the public beta testing, Therefore, we expect that the stable release will be out soon. Please report any glitch or bug in this thread.

Kind regards
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puff-m-d · Jan 11, 2021

Hello,

The stable version of AirVPN Suite 1.0.0 has been released.
Announcement and Discussion (includes download links): Linux: AirVPN Suite 1.0.0 released

Hello!

We're very glad to introduce a new software suite for Linux.

The suite includes the well known Hummingbird software, updated to the latest OpenVPN AirVPN library, and introduces for the first time a D-Bus controlled, real daemon, Bluetit, as well as a command line client, Goldcrest, to interact with Bluetit.

New architecture
The client-daemon architecture we introduce for the first time in our software offers a more robust security model and provides system administrators with a fine-grained, very flexible access control.

Bluetit is fully integrated with AirVPN. The daemon is accessed through a D-Bus interface by providing specific methods and interface in order to give full support to OpenVPN connection and AirVPN functionality, including - but not limited to - quick automatic connection to the best AirVPN server for any specific location as well as any AirVPN server or country.

New OpenVPN 3 library features
Starting from version 1.0 beta 2, Hummingbird and Bluetit are linked against a new version of our OpenVPN 3 library which supports directive data-ciphers: it can be used consistently with OpenVPN 2.5 syntax in OpenVPN profiles.

The directive allows OpenVPN 3 based software to negotiate a common Data Channel cipher with the OpenVPN server,, updating therefore our library to ncp-like negotiation with OpenVPN 2 branch. Hummingbird and Bluetit are already linked against the new library version, while Eddie Android edition will be updated in the near future.

The new library also includes a different handling of IV_CIPHERS variable, fixing OpenVPN main branch issues which caused a plethora of problems with OpenVPN 2.5. The implementation, at the same time, takes care of full backward compatibility with OpenVPN versions older than 2.5.

ncp-disable directive, which to date has never been implemented in the main branch, is still supported, in order to further enhance backward compatibility with both OpenVPN profiles and servers, as well as connection flexibility with servers running older than 2.5 OpenVPN versions.

Please note that if you enforce a specific Data Channel cipher by means of Bluetit configuration file, Hummingbird line option, or Goldcrest configuration file and/or line option, the enforced Data Channel cipher will override data-ciphers profile directive.

Changelog 3.6.6 AirVPN by ProMIND
- [ProMIND] [2020/11/02] openvpn/ssl/proto.hpp: IV_CIPHERS is set to the overridden cipher only
(both from client and/or OpenVPN profile) in order to properly work
with OpenVPN 2.5 IV_CIPHERS specifications. The old method of cipher
overriding by means of negotiable crypto parameters is still supported
in order to maintain compatibility with OpenVPN < 2.5.0
- [ProMIND] [2020/11/24] added "data-ciphers" directive to profile config .ovpn files in order
to comply to OpenVPN 2.5 negotiable data cipher specifications. In case
"data-ciphers" is found in the .ovpn files IV_CIPHERS is assigned to the
algorithms found in "data-ciphers". In this specific case, "cipher"
directive is used as a fallback cipher and, if not already specified in
"data-ciphers", is appended to IV_CIPHERS

Notes on systemd-resolved
In Fedora 33 systemd-resolved comes pre-configured to work in "on-link" mode and network-manager works together with it.

This very peculiar, Windows-like setup kills Linux global DNS handling, causing those DNS leaks which previously occurred only on Windows. Hummingbird and Bluetit take care of preventing the brand new DNS leaks caused by such a setup.

Also note that systemd-resolved comes pre-configured with fallback DNS (Google DNS is a systemd-resolved default fallback DNS, smart choices pile up!) which will be queried if each interface DNS server fails some resolution. In such a case, if and only if you have Network Lock enabled will DNS leaks be prevented.

Supported systems
The suite is currently available for Linux x86-64, i686 (32 bit distributions), arm7l (for example Raspbian and other ARM 32 bit based systems) and aarch64 (ARM 64 bit).

AirVPN Suite is free and open source software licensed under GPLv3.

Overview and main features

AirVPN’s free and open source OpenVPN 3 suite based on AirVPN’s OpenVPN 3 library fork

Version 1.0.0 - Relase date 7 January 2021

Bluetit: lightweight D-Bus controlled system daemon providing full connectivity to AirVPN servers and generic OpenVPN servers. Ability to connect the system to AirVPN during the bootstrap.

Goldcrest: Bluetit client, allowing full integration with AirVPN servers, users, keys, profiles as well as generic OpenVPN servers

Hummingbird: lightweight and standalone client for generic OpenVPN server connection

Linux i686, x86-64, arm7l and arm64 (Raspberry) support

Full integration with systemd, SysVStyle-init and chkconfig

No heavy framework required, no GUI

Tiny RAM footprint

Lightning fast

Based on OpenVPN 3 library fork by AirVPN version 3.6.6 with tons of critical bug fixes from the main branch, new cipher support and never seen before features

ChaCha20-Poly1305 cipher support on both Control and Data Channel providing great performance boost on ARM, Raspberry PI and any Linux based platform not supporting AES-NI. Note: ChaCha20 support for Android had been already implemented in our free and open source Eddie Android edition

Robust leaks prevention through Network Lock based either on iptables, nftables or pf through automatic detection

Proper handling of DNS push by VPN servers, working with resolv.conf as well as any operational mode of systemd-resolved additional features

User documentation (*) and source code: https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/AirVPN-Suite
(*) Developer documentation to create custom software clients for Bluetit will be published in the near future.

Download links:
Linux x86-64: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0/AirVPN-Suite-x86_64-1.0.0.tar.gz
Linux x-86-64 sha512 check file: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0/AirVPN-Suite-aarch64-1.0.0.tar.gz.sha512

Linux i686: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0/AirVPN-Suite-i686-1.0.0.tar.gz
Linux i686 sha512 check file: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0/AirVPN-Suite-i686-1.0.0.tar.gz.sha512

Linux arm7l: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0/AirVPN-Suite-armv7l-1.0.0.tar.gz
Linux arm7l sha512 check file: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0/AirVPN-Suite-armv7l-1.0.0.tar.gz.sha512

Linux aarch64: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0/AirVPN-Suite-aarch64-1.0.0.tar.gz
Linux aarch64 sha512 check file: https://eddie.website/repository/AirVPN-Suite/1.0/AirVPN-Suite-aarch64-1.0.0.tar.gz.sha512

Kind regards
AirVPN Staff
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puff-m-d · Jan 11, 2021

Hello,

A new stable version of Hummingbird for macOS, version 1.1.1, has been released.
Announcement and Discussion (with download links): macOS: Hummingbird 1.1.1 released

Hello!

We're very glad to inform you that we have just released Hummingbird 1.1.1 for macOS (High Sierra or higher version required).

Main features

Lightweight and stand alone binary

No heavy framework required, no GUI

Small RAM footprint

Lightning fast

Up to 100% higher throughput than OpenVPN 2.5

Based on OpenVPN 3 library fork by AirVPN

Robust leaks prevention through Network Lock based on pf - working perfectly on Big Sur too

Proper handling of DNS push by VPN servers

What's new
Remarkably higher performance
Hummingbird 1.1.1 is based on the latest OpenVPN AirVPN library version 3.6.6 linked against OpenSSL, and not mbedTLS anymore. OpenSSL latest versions in macOS have reached higher performance than mbedTLS both in encryption and decryption based on AES and CHACHA20-POLY1305 ciphers.

By relying on OpenSSL and thanks to highly optimized compilation as usual, Hummingbird on macOS is now able to beat OpenVPN 2 performance as well as previous Hummingbird 1.1.0 performance. According to our tests performed on macOS Catalina and Mojave, and keeping AES-256-GCM as Data Channel cipher, throughput increases up to 100%. Comparisons have been performed against Eddie 2.19.6 + OpenVPN 2.5, Tunnelblick + OpenVPN 2.4.9 and Hummingbird 1.1.0. All the tests consistently show a great performance boost, starting from +30% and peaking to +100%.

Therefore, we strongly recommend that you test Hummingbird 1.1.1 even if you run Eddie. Remember that you can run Hummingbird through Eddie comfortably and quickly by setting the proper option.

New OpenVPN 3 library features
Starting from version 1..1..1, Hummingbird is linked against a new version of our OpenVPN 3 library which supports directive data-ciphers: it can be used consistently with OpenVPN 2.5 syntax in OpenVPN profiles.

The directive allows OpenVPN 3 based software to negotiate a common Data Channel cipher with the OpenVPN server,, updating therefore our library to ncp-like negotiation with OpenVPN 2 branch.

The new library also includes a different handling of IV_CIPHERS variable, fixing OpenVPN main branch issues causing a plethora of problems with OpenVPN 2.5. The implementation, at the same time, takes care of full backward compatibility with OpenVPN versions older than 2.5.

ncp-disable directive, which to date has never been implemented in the main branch, is still supported, in order to further enhance backward compatibility with both OpenVPN profiles and servers, as well as connection flexibility with servers running older than 2.5 OpenVPN versions.

Please note that if you enforce a specific Data Channel cipher by means of Hummingbird line option, the enforced Data Channel cipher will override data-ciphers profile directive.

Changelog 3.6.6 AirVPN by ProMIND
- [ProMIND] [2020/11/02] openvpn/ssl/proto.hpp: IV_CIPHERS is set to the overridden cipher only
(both from client and/or OpenVPN profile) in order to properly work
with OpenVPN 2.5 IV_CIPHERS specifications. The old method of cipher
overriding by means of negotiable crypto parameters is still supported
in order to maintain compatibility with OpenVPN < 2.5.0
- [ProMIND] [2020/11/24] added "data-ciphers" directive to profile config .ovpn files in order
to comply to OpenVPN 2.5 negotiable data cipher specifications. In case
"data-ciphers" is found in the .ovpn files IV_CIPHERS is assigned to the
algorithms found in "data-ciphers". In this specific case, "cipher"
directive is used as a fallback cipher and, if not already specified in
"data-ciphers", is appended to IV_CIPHERS

Download
Hummingbird for macOS is distributed in notarized and plain versions:
Signed and notarized version: https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/1.1.1/hummingbird-macos-notarized-1.1.1.zip
Plain version: https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/1.1.1/hummingbird-macos-1.1.1.tar.gz

The difference is about how the package is seen by macOS security and it is therefore up to the user to pick the distribution file suiting his or her needs best. The notarized version is compliant to macOS software security scheme and runs "out-of-the-box", whereas the plain version needs to be explicitly granted permission to run by the user in macOS security & privacy settings. Please note that both versions ensure the same functionality in connecting a VPN server, it is however up to the user to decide whether using the signed and notarized version or not.

Version 1.1.1 manual is available here https://airvpn.org/hummingbird/readme/

Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff
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puff-m-d · Jan 12, 2021

Hello,

A new experimental version of the Eddie client, version 2.19.7 beta, has been released.
Eddie Desktop 2.19beta released (Announcement and Feedback)
Website - Download - Changelog

Version 2.19.7 (Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:07:58 +0000)

[bugfix] [linux] CentOS 8.x - RPM edition - Removed Tray icon for unsolvable dependencies issue

[change] Automatic IPv4 layer block if IPv4 is disabled in OS

[change] Minor internal changes

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puff-m-d · Jan 19, 2021

Hello,

A new stable version of the Eddie client, version 2.19.7, has been released.
Eddie Desktop 2.19.7 released (Announcement and Feedback)
Website - Download - Changelog

Hello!

We're very glad to inform you that a new stable release of Eddie is now available for Linux (various ARM based architectures included), Mac, Windows.

Eddie is a free and open source (GPLv3) OpenVPN GUI and CLI by AirVPN with many additional features such as:

traffic leaks prevention via packet filtering rules

DNS handling

optional connections over Tor or a generic proxy

customizable events

traffic splitting on a destination IP address or host name basis

complete and swift integration with AirVPN infrastructure

white and black lists of VPN servers

ability to support IPv4, IPv6 and IPv6 over IPv4

What's new in Eddie 2.19.7

enhanced wintun support in Windows, resolving TAP driver adapter issues and boosting performance

Hummingbird 1.1.1 support in Linux and macOS for increased performance (up to 100% boost in macOS i7 systems when compared against OpenVPN 2)

portable version for macOS which does not require Mono package installation

nftables support by Network Lock in Linux via nft

new aarch64 support through a Raspberry OS 64 bit beta specific build

improved IPv6 support

many bug fixes

Eddie GUI and CLI now run with normal user privileges, while only a "backend" binary, which communicates with the user interface with authentication, gains root/administrator privileges, with important security safeguards in place:

stricter parsing is enforced before passing a profile to OpenVPN in order to block insecure OpenVPN directives

external system binaries which need superuser privileges (examples: openvpn, iptables, hummingbird) will not be launched if they do not belong to a superuser

Eddie events are no more run with superuser privileges: instead of trusting blindly user's responsibility and care when dealing with events, now the user is required to explicitly operate to run something with high privileges, if necessary

Backend binary is written in C++ on all systems (Windows included), making the whole application faster.

Settings, certificates and keys of your account stored on your mass storage can optionally be encrypted on all systems either with a Master Password or in a system key-chain if available.

Eddie 2.19.7 can be downloaded here:
https://airvpn.org/linux - Linux version
https://airvpn.org/macos - Mac version
https://airvpn.org/windows - Windows version

Eddie is free and open source software released under GPLv3. Source code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/AirVPN/Eddie

Complete changelog can be found here.

Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff
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Note: If you already have the 2.19.7 experimental version installed, there is no reason to update as nothing has changed in the stable release.

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