It’s very common for people with VPN subscriptions to share their credentials with friends and family. However, if you’re on Proton Unlimited, your Proton VPN password, is the same as your Proton Mail password, and probably your Proton Pass password. For those of you who are on Proton Unlimited, ho…

If you use any of the other proton services like mail etc I think this is a terrible idea. Even if you just export a wireguard conf if you don’t trust the person you share it with proton can and will block the full account for abuse if that comes up.

You don’t mind that your partner has access to your email or Proton Drive files? Or are those separate with Proton Duo? [image] iron_angel: If you use any of the other proton services like mail etc I think this is a terrible idea. Even if you just export a wireguard conf if you don’t trust the …

I run Proton over my home network so I guess technically I share it with anyone using my wifi but I do give out my credentials to other people. [image] PurpleDime: I have no idea what a WireGuard config is. I know you like an ELI5 so… WireGuard is like a secret tunnel between two friends. A…

But if you still really want to do that, you set up 2FA and log in to your account on their devices to set up the VPN. Even if they happen to learn your password, they can’t do anything with it without your 2FA.

You should not do that. I believe you’ll be violating the ToS of Proton if you do. Your account is only for you.

[image] anonymous549: I run Proton over my home network so I guess technically I share it with anyone using my wifi I need to learn how to do that. Is your network stuck with one VPN IP, or can you change it? If I ever did learn how to do that, I would want a set-up with multiple networks, o…

Well, you have an answer and a solution now. You can do what you want.

[image] PurpleDime: Is your network stuck with one VPN IP, or can you change it? I can change it. [image] PurpleDime: Do those people live away from you? And if yes, aren’t you afraid of them accessing your email and cloud drive? That was a typo. I do not give out my credentials. […

[image] Two-password mode | Proton New accounts are set to one-password mode by default. This password is used both for login (to verify the identity of the user and access the account) and for the mailbox (to decrypt data). It is still possible, however, to switch to two-password... …

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I personally have a proton duo plan for me and my partner so it’s not an issue for me, but you could export a Wireguard config and use it with the official Wireguard app

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