The company says that while many protocols used by VPN networks today were not originally designed for consumer use -- and were instead simply adapted to be fit for purpose -- Dausos has been specifically built for this task.

According to Surfshark, Dausos uses AEGIS-256X2 instead of the widely used AES-GCM, but the key difference is that it provides a separate, dedicated traffic tunnel for each user. Normally, you would share these tunnels with other VPN user traffic, but by forging individual paths, the hope is that Dausos creates a cleaner, more streamlined experience and reduces the potential risk of traffic contamination or exposure.

In a Reddit thread, Karolis Kačiulis, Leading System Engineer at Surfshark, said:

"When users share a tunnel, one user's traffic load can interfere with another's, meaning your packets get handled slower because the server is busy processing other users' packets. With Dausos, each user gets a dedicated tunnel, so that problem goes away."