A Performance Analysis of VPN Technologies Used in an IoT Environment

Internet of Things (IoT) devices face exponential growth daily across diverse sectors. The need for robust security measures to safeguard sensitive data and ensure privacy is imminent. Virtual Private Network (VPN) services emerge as a promising solution, offering encryption protocols to fortify com...

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Published in:Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 81 - 88
Main Authors: HRITCAN, D.-F., GRAUR, A., BALAN, D. G., TIMOFTE, E. M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Suceava Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava 01.06.2025
Subjects:
Automation
Bandwidths
Communication channels
Comparative analysis
Cybersecurity
Data transmission
Efficiency
Internet of Things
iot
Network latency
openvpn
Performance evaluation
Privacy
Remote searching
tailscale
Virtual private networks
wireguard
zerotier one
Romania
ISSN:1582-7445, 1844-7600
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Summary:Internet of Things (IoT) devices face exponential growth daily across diverse sectors. The need for robust security measures to safeguard sensitive data and ensure privacy is imminent. Virtual Private Network (VPN) services emerge as a promising solution, offering encryption protocols to fortify communication channels and secure remote access to IoT devices. This research conducts a review and a performance evaluation of four prominent VPN services: OpenVPN, WireGuard, being the most common on the market, and Tailscale and ZeroTier, because they can function without access to a public IP address. The main goal is to fortify IoT environments. Exploring their performance parameters, encompassing metrics such as the transfer speed test and latency. The empirical findings from this experiment provide valuable insights into the intricate balance between security, performance, and operational feasibility of these VPN solutions in real-world IoT deployments. This nuanced understanding equips IoT security stakeholders and network administrators with the knowledge to make well-informed decisions about IoT security architecture and infrastructure optimization. Index Terms--IoT, OpenVPN, Tailscale, Wireguard, ZeroTier One.
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ISSN:1582-7445
1844-7600
DOI:10.4316/AECE.2025.02009