Is Tinc Mesh VPN safe?

Main features: • Does NOT require root privilege • Uses conventional tinc configuration files • Configurable VPN access/bypass per Android application • Support for password-protected private keys • Connection management through a graphical user interface • Automatable using third party Android applications via Intents Notes: • This application is only a VPN client, which is not tied to any VPN s…

Developer: pacien
Category: Connectivity
Earliest archived version: 10 Aug 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDorg.pacien.tincapp

Latest APK SHA-256e6c58bd15b61e6c79d7b3ca5d6fe5beef2fef3d7343ea5c57e95587b1092676b

Signing certificate2E:D9:76:BA:00:DF:7E:F2:66:25:0A:7B:B1:16:12:4B:E4:30:E4:58:EB:49:F0:77:F9:B4:21:19:A8:D6:E1:2D

MIN ANDROID21TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

03 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 0.44 (10 Aug 2026), latest 0.45 (08 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 0.44 and 0.45.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.4508 Oct 202621+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→0.4410 Aug 202621+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, 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

Permissions3 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessCAMERA

Declared permissions

android.permission.CAMERA android.permission.INTERNET org.pacien.tincapp.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↗