Surfshark has introduced a new virtual private network (VPN) protocol, Dausos, designed to improve consumer-grade VPN speeds and security. Instead of sharing a tunnel with other user traffic, each user has their own tunnel. This is a significant difference as Dusos uses AEGIS-256X2 instead of the widely used AES-GCM and provides a separate, dedicated traffic tunnel for each user. Surfshark claims this protocol may provide up to 30% faster speeds than other protocols, including WireGuard. However, initial tests showed promising performance compared to WireGuard, but some users found Dausons did not perform well with residential connections. The company has also stated that it plans to roll out the protocol to other platforms in the future.