US Patent 11297039 Providing a notification system in a virtual private network

A method for providing a notification system in a virtual private network (VPN), the method comprising configuring a VPN server to receive, from a user device, an indication that data of interest is to be requested, the indication including domain information associated with a host device capable of providing the data of interest; and configuring the VPN server to transmit, based at least in part on the domain information, a notification indicating to the user device that the data of interest to be received from the host device potentially includes harmful content. Various other aspects are contemplated.