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On So, M=E4r 11, 2018 at 7:42 PM, Paul <paul@makrotopia.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
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> I'm new to the list and hope this wasn't discussed in length here=20
> before. If so, please give me a direction, I couldn't find anything=20
> related.
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> For the last days I tried to find a Lineage OS [1] compatible kernel=20
> with wireguard included, sadly there is none. Instead of installing a=20
> custom kernel, could Lineage include the < 4000 lines of code in=20
> their build root? Have there been any efforts on this?
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> Thank you very much for all further information.
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> Best regards,
> Paul Spooren
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> [1] http://lineageos.org/

I asked the Lineage OS maintainer of my current phone and he responded=20
to use the native VPN interface of Android. Are there any plans on that?

> https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/VpnService.html
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> That has many pros:
> 1. runs on any Android 4.0+ device (NO root required)
> 2. all VPN code (except network interface of course) is running in=20
> userspace (in case of exploitation only VPN app is compromised)
> 3. decoupled from OS and easy to upgrade

Thanks for all further information!

Best,
Paul
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