PureVPN was launched in 2006 with company headquarters in Hong Kong. That puts it outside infamous monitoring areas like the European Union and North America. This is excellent news for all VPN users, especially if you practice torrenting on a regular basis. The company is very clear in the Terms & Conditions about not cooperating with certain governments if they request any kind of data.
PureVPN has built quite the name for itself over the years, offering some interesting features which made it unique on the oversaturated VPN market. Here, we’ll focus on its capacity when it comes to torrenting, so stick around to learn more about its degree of security during P2P transfers.
P2P File Sharing
The essential step in researching the torrenting potential of any VPN provider is establishing whether it supports P2P computing. PureVPN does, so you can use your favorite BitTorrent client while connected to its servers. Peer-to-Peer file sharing enables anonymous web traffic routing, offering you complete control over various operational parameters.
Having said all this, PureVPN is not exactly what we’d call a “torrent-friendly” provider. They do allow P2P transfers, but with severe limitation, as we’re about to see.
Security
PureVPN offers an abundance of protocols to choose from, including OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP/IPsec, IKEv2, and SSTP. Out of the five, we’d recommend OpenVPN as your top choice since it provides the best set of security features.
All the traffic will be encrypted with AES-256 cipher with RSA-2048 handshake and SHA-1 hash authenticator. Some of the add-ons offered by PureVPN include dedicated IP address, DDoS protections, and NAT Firewall. This range of security features is also highly convenient for streamers and gamers.
Its logging policy is where things start to fall apart a bit. Namely, PureVPN is not exactly a no-logging provider. It won’t monitor and log the software you use, sites you visit, your set of apps, and what you downloaded, but it will measure the duration of your sessions and log your bandwidth use, clicks on its software, and attempts to connect to its servers.
Furthermore, it’ll request your name, email address, and phone number during registration, which is more data than we feel comfortable providing. Your email address and a password are usually all that’s required for successful registration, so we don’t understand why PureVPN asks for our real name and phone number.
Lastly, as we said, it is located in Hong Kong, so you don’t have to worry about governments getting ahold of your personal data.
Torrenting On All Servers
PureVPN limits the number of servers that can be used for P2P transfers. Torrenting is blocked on all its servers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and other locations where it’s illegal. This leaves us with riveting options like Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, and so on.