Techniques to use operating system redirection for network stream transformation operations

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor circuit on a device;
• a network interface controller communicatively coupled to the processor circuit;
• a network stream component operative on the processor circuit to:
• receive a network stream, the network stream associated with an application on a device;
• modify the network stream to generate a modified network stream;
• and
• send the modified network stream through an operating system for the device;
• and
• a local virtual private network component operative on the processor circuit to:
• receive the modified network stream from the operating system as a plurality of modified network stream packets;
• determine a network connection policy based on the application;
• and
• send the plurality of modified network stream packets to a destination network address via the network interface controller when the network connection policy indicates sending.

At least one computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

• receive a network stream, the network stream associated with an application on a device;
• modify the network stream to generate a modified network stream;
• send the modified network stream through an operating system for the device to generate a plurality of modified network stream packets;
• determine a network connection policy based on the application;
• and
• send the plurality of modified network stream packets to a destination network address when the network connection policy indicates sending.