So, Opera “VPN” isn’t typically a VPN we generally talk about. That means if you are on a network, such as your corporate network, where your IT admin has blocked access to then you probably won’t be able to use Opera’s VPN. When loading a page with Opera VPN enabled, the browser sends a lot of requests to with Proxy-Authorization request header. It’s an HTTP/S proxy which requires auth. The browser then talks to a proxy (when VPN location is set to Germany), it’s IP address can only be resolved from within Opera when VPN is on, it’s 185.108.219.42 (or similar, see below). When setting up (that’s immediately when user enables it in settings) Opera VPN sends few API requests to to obtain credentials and proxy IPs, see below, also see The Oprah Proxy. Back when the feature was first released in its beta channel, people has discovered what it’s doing behind the scene are requesting proxy from Ī detailed Technical documentation on Github that yields how it works behind the scene.

Not sure why Opera names it VPN, but it is just a proxy server that hides your real IP address. So is this too good to be true that Opera rolled out free unlimited VPN to all users? Usually, something sounded that good is not always that good to be true. Using service to check what’s your IP will show that you’re real IP are not detected by the website you are visiting. The “Virtual location” is a section called “Optimal location” where lists a list of available countries like Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore and United States. The VPN has a couple of options to choose from. Is it too good to be true? We will visit and find out this later. Note that it states “You have unlimited VPN data” in the popup. This will turn on the VPN mode, and you can see it in the address bar where a blue VPN icon shows up next to the address.Ĭlicking on the VPN icon shows you the usage and your new IP address. Go to Settings > Privacy & security, find the section VPN and select “ Enable VPN.” Opera call’s it VPN, let’s see how it works first. With the latest stable release, Opera has rolled out free VPN to it’s latest stable release. For one, unlike the other major browsers, it has built-in Ads blocker.

Although it has low usage/adoption compare to other major browser vendors, there are some unique things we can take advantage from Opera. Less than 2% of the viewer reading this blog uses Opera. Opera is often the neglected child among all the browser people use on a daily basis.

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