Is TunnelForge safe?

TunnelForge is an Android VPN client for networks that still rely on L2TP/IPsec with IKEv1. Android 12 removed the built-in L2TP and PPTP VPN options. TunnelForge provides a maintained client path for organizations, schools, universities, and personal networks that cannot immediately replace existing L2TP/IPsec servers. Features: L2TP with optional IPsec IKEv1 Full-device VPN tunnel mode Proxy-on…

Developer: EVOKE
Category: VPN & Proxy
First release: 13 Jul 2026
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDio.github.evokelektrique.tunnelforge

Latest APK SHA-25663028720b2af9941f4128160bd1e94e55eca2510587b6031f4cc7120aea4fa3d

Signing certificateA8:93:90:65:9D:3D:7A:9C:6E:47:D7:39:BB:A2:19:A4:39:C7:E9:AC:C6:27:4D:1E:BB:25:11:18:AD:AF:E7:F0

MIN ANDROID31TARGET36ARCHITECTUREx86_64

03 / History

Project timeline

13 Jul 2026

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.7.413 Jul 202631+x86_64→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions8 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessQUERY_ALL_PACKAGES

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS io.github.evokelektrique.tunnelforge.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗