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GFW does not just inspect traffic, it actively probes server IP:ports looking for its responses, can replay packets you sent legitimately, and can impersonate I
by dylz 9y ago
GFW does not just inspect traffic, it actively probes server IP:ports looking for its responses, can replay packets you sent legitimately, and can impersonate IP addr behind GFW.
As in, it is not only a passive observer periodically resetting connections, it will also make its own to test the waters
- ticoombs 9y agoI would love to see a write up about that. Got a source?
- jitl 9y agoHere's a few that I dug up from 15 mins of googling: - In-Depth Analysis of the Great Firewall of China. Has other good sources at the bottom: http://www.cs.tufts.edu/comp/116/archive/fall2016/ctang.pdf http://www.cs.tufts.edu/comp/116/archive/fall2016/ctang.pdf - How China is Blocking Tor: https://arxiv.org/abs/1204.0447 https://arxiv.org/abs/1204.0447 - Summary of "How China is Blocking Tor" from MIT Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/427413/how-china-blocks-the-tor-anonymity-network/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/427413/how-china-blocks-t...
- dylz 9y agoSome fun reads https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~rensafi/projects/active-probing/imc2015.pdf https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~rensafi/projects/active-probin... https://citizenlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ChinasGreatCannon.pdf https://citizenlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ChinasGreat...