What Are SSL and TLS?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and its successor TLS (Transport Layer Security) are cryptographic protocols for secure communication. When you see the padlock icon and "https://", TLS is protecting the connection. TLS 1.3 uses ChaCha20-Poly1305 and provides Perfect Forward Secrecy by default.
All SSL versions and TLS 1.0/1.1 are deprecated. Only TLS 1.2 and 1.3 are considered secure today.
SSL/TLS vs VPN Encryption
TLS encrypts data between your browser and a specific website. A VPN encrypts all traffic between your device and the VPN server. Even with HTTPS everywhere, your ISP can still see DNS queries, destination IPs, and traffic patterns without a VPN.
TLS and VPNWG
VPNWG provides an additional layer of encryption on top of TLS/HTTPS. Your traffic is encrypted first by TLS, then wrapped in WireGuard's ChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption — ensuring neither your ISP nor the VPN server can read your website data. VPNWG encryption.