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Time to get funds for 443 port vpn startups. ;) Hint: TLS encrypted traffic following an appropriate browser-style handshake cannot be distinguished from "legitimate" https.
Yes, it can. By watching the size and timing of flows with 'regular HTTPS' traffic vs 'VPN HTTPS' traffic, it can be distinguished.
Time to get funds for 443 port vpn startups. ;) Hint: TLS encrypted traffic following an appropriate browser-style handshake cannot be distinguished from "legitimate" https.
Yes, it can. By watching the size and timing of flows with 'regular HTTPS' traffic vs 'VPN HTTPS' traffic, it can be distinguished.
Previously, there was an implicit understanding that the Great Firewall was in place to prevent unauthorised access to the Internet by the masses. This is to prevent them from being influenced by foreign media, prevent too much information leakage of citizen info (e.g. via facebook), and to give Chinese tech companies a monopoly in China. If, however, you had the will and ability to use VPN software, the government u…
Non-sense. Just check online articles and blogs to see when they started to block stuff like linux ipsec vpn. You may also check the reports on how/when they "talk" to the shadowsocks vpn author to force him to stop working on the project.
> they "talk" to the shadowsocks vpn author to
> force him to stop working on the project.
the author of shadowsocks vpn is "her", a girl goes by the id "clowwindy"...
China is one black swan event away from an economic collapse and possible Arab spring. The authoritarian Chinese government is starting to have some sense of fear now. Between the 300%+ gdp/debt ratio, second real estate bubble bursting in shanghai/tier1 cities, huge spike in shadow lending, stalled stock market, complete frozen capital control, Trump's 100 day ultimatum to China regarding trade deficit, demographics…
However, there's a long history in China that determines the thinking of both the government and its people. That view is that a strong centre leads to a peaceful and prosperous China, while a weak centre leads to confusion and chaos. An Arab Spring-like event isn't as likely, there just isn't the same desire to be liberated.
No one would challenge the centre unless they were prepared to go all the way. And there's a very powerful state security apparatus ready to come down hard if they do.
China is one black swan event away from an economic collapse and possible Arab spring. The authoritarian Chinese government is starting to have some sense of fear now. Between the 300%+ gdp/debt ratio, second real estate bubble bursting in shanghai/tier1 cities, huge spike in shadow lending, stalled stock market, complete frozen capital control, Trump's 100 day ultimatum to China regarding trade deficit, demographics…
And if you add a bonus-kharma system + annoymous payments for smuggling..
With China, there is a big difference between what is said, what is law and what is actually enforced. What's likely to happen is that there will be a crack down, some satisfying numbers will be shown to officials, and then everything will become back to normal soon after. There has been this kind of talk about cracking down on VPN before, and it's still available, so wait and see
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Yes, it can. By watching the size and timing of flows with 'regular HTTPS' traffic vs 'VPN HTTPS' traffic, it can be distinguished.
So write a program that emulates 'regular HTTPS' traffic patterns. On the technical side of things, I'm pretty sure the VPNs have the upper hand in this game of cat and mouse.
As in, it is not only a passive observer periodically resetting connections, it will also make its own to test the waters
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Non-sense. Just check online articles and blogs to see when they started to block stuff like linux ipsec vpn. You may also check the reports on how/when they "talk" to the shadowsocks vpn author to force him to stop working on the project.
> they "talk" to the shadowsocks vpn author to > force him to stop working on the project. just some side note... the author of shadowsocks vpn is "her", a girl goes by the id "clowwindy"...
Time to get funds for 443 port vpn startups. ;) Hint: TLS encrypted traffic following an appropriate browser-style handshake cannot be distinguished from "legitimate" https.
Yes, it can. By watching the size and timing of flows with 'regular HTTPS' traffic vs 'VPN HTTPS' traffic, it can be distinguished.