Google Releases Chrome Extension to Repair the Decisive VPN Security Hole
In light of serious security hole in the Chrome Browser, which made headlines early in 2015? Google has published an extension that elaborates on the threat of the security hole, which is revealing a user’s IP regardless of the fact that the user is using VPN. The good news is that the problem can be managed with a handful of clicks.
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Regardless of the fact that Chrome as well as Firefox users are well-connected to a potent VPN service, facts of a serious exposure discovered that in particular situations, third parties exposed the real IPs of Chrome as well as Firefox users. However, this was basically a problem caused by WebRTC, which is a Mozilla, Opera and Google supported open source project. According to Google, public IP that is not used for web traffic is hidden.
Google reported that WebRTC simply uses public IPs linked to interface used for web traffic the moment the extension is installed. Normally, these are the similar IPs that is by now offered to websites in the browser http requests.
Both Google and Rentamob admitted to having problems; despite of the fact that both browsers’ solutions offer well-designed responses to the underlying issue. Furthermore, Rentamob explained that affected WebRTC functions such as VoIP is unavoidable. On the other hand, Google has stated similar facts, including problems straightforwardly associated to funneling traffic via a VPN.
The company concluded that the extension may interfere with the rendition of WebRTC dependent applications for real time data or audio/ video communication. WebRTC may potentially pick a path that may lead to lower quality, due to the fact that it limits the prospective network paths. The company also said that they are trying to establish how frequent the issue is.
If you are a Chrome user, you can check for any IP leaks through the following sites BrowserLeaks and IPLeak.
BrowserLeaks provides Chrome users with WebRTC leak test. The various check points for this site include: Is WebRTC enabled; IP address detection; local IP address; public IP address; IPV6 address; audio context; and RTP-based data channels to mention a few. ILeak provides Chrome users with the following features: your IP; WebRTC detection; DNS address detection; torrent address detection; geolocation detection; and IP details.
