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| author | David Lönnhager <david.l@mullvad.net> | 2020-10-09 13:39:40 +0200 |
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| committer | David Lönnhager <david.l@mullvad.net> | 2020-10-12 11:34:13 +0200 |
| commit | 10e7587a62be1ff8f6a9fb8c4562a162da5b501b (patch) | |
| tree | f8d946ef18a89ac73bd969c76847f51dd65552de | |
| parent | 71075d6bd88a15a40c424c0eee2d901047d45498 (diff) | |
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Rename 'Block when disconnected' in the security document
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/security.md | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/security.md b/docs/security.md index 786cf99d8b..646303d66c 100644 --- a/docs/security.md +++ b/docs/security.md @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ This is the default state that the `mullvad-daemon` starts in when the device bo [connecting] state immediately. The disconnected state behaves very differently depending on the value of the -"block when disconnected" setting. If this setting is enabled, the disconnected state behaves +"always require VPN" setting. If this setting is enabled, the disconnected state behaves like and has the same security properties as, the [error] state. If the setting is disabled (the default), then it is the only state where the app does not enforce any firewall rules. It then behaves the same as if the `mullvad-daemon` was not even running. It lets @@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ then they can't leave at all. Essentially, one can say that the app's "kill switch" is the fact that the [connecting], [disconnecting] and [error] states prevent leaks via firewall rules. -### Block when disconnected +### Always require VPN -The "block when disconnected" setting in the app is regularly misunderstood as the kill switch. -This is not the case. The "block when disconnected" setting only changes whether or not the +The "always require VPN" setting in the app is regularly misunderstood as the kill switch. +This is not the case. The "always require VPN" setting only changes whether or not the [disconnected] state should allow traffic to flow freely or to block it. The disconnected state is not active during intermittent network issues or server changes, when a kill switch would normally be operating. |