Mullvad VPN—Mullvad open-sourced all VPN client applications and commissioned independent security audits
Mullvad VPN has maintained fully open-source client applications for all platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS) and regularly commissions independent security audits, publishing the results publicly. The company was also an early adopter and contributor to the WireGuard VPN protocol.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Transparency | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Open Source | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms product_decision Jan 1, 2017 documented
Mullvad VPN desktop and mobile app published as open-source on GitHub
Mullvad maintains a public GitHub repository for its VPN client applications covering all major platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS), allowing independent code review and community contributions.