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The idea is to compose intermediaries run by different parties, so that no single entity has access to both the unencrypted payload and client ip address / conn
by mnot 4y ago
The idea is to compose intermediaries run by different parties, so that no single entity has access to both the unencrypted payload and client ip address / connection context. It’s a controlled form of proxying where the proxy doesn’t have access to the plaintext. Not currently designed for everyday browsing; the use cases are things like collecting telemetry.
- nly 4y agoSo....Tor
- OverclockX64 4y agoWell, Tor is really slow to be honest, I think that’s where OHTTP will shine.
- csande17 4y agoCloudFlare's solution is significantly less secure than Tor; it's more like visiting an HTTPS website using a VPN service. You have to trust that the VPN and the website operator aren't colluding to de-anonymize you, and that they aren't both being monitored by the same third party (who can de-anonymize you using timing information).
- intelVISA 4y agoPossibly by design as the NSA leans pretty heavy on CF these days for DPI.
- eastdakota 4y agoNo they don’t.
- xen2xen1 4y agoWell that's an interesting statement from an interesting person.
- qchris 4y agoI thought you were being facetious about what could have been a throwaway comment from a throwaway account, but then I checked their bio; this particular type of interaction is one of the things that I love about HN.
- xen2xen1 4y agoSame here, I've learned to check. I really should have explicitly pointed out who, so it was less blown off. Almost came back and did so. And yes, why HN is great.