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But can't they just download the Wikipedia backup, purge the articles they don't like, and redirect the DNS lookup to a local copy? To the average citizen, it
by SomeStupidPoint 9y ago
But can't they just download the Wikipedia backup, purge the articles they don't like, and redirect the DNS lookup to a local copy?
To the average citizen, it won't look much different than going to actual Wikipedia.
- FreeFull 9y agoThis is feasible, assuming the government is willing to pay for the hosting.
- kijin 9y agoAs well as forge an SSL certificate for *.wikipedia.org. Last time I checked, Wikipedia had HSTS enabled. So trying to forge their DNS without also forging their SSL certificate would be equivalent to total censorship for anybody who has previously visited Wikipedia.
- gjjrfcbugxbhf 9y agoAssuming the government in question has access to a root certificate this should be possible.
- sqeaky 9y agoEven presuming it is possible, it still raises the cost of censorship. Simply raising that cost is a good thing.