[tor-bugs] #32026 [Circumvention/Censorship analysis]: Using An Alternative To TCP To Avoid Packet Injection?

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#32026: Using An Alternative To TCP To Avoid Packet Injection?
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 Reporter:  Aphrodites1995                     |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                             |      Milestone:
Component:  Circumvention/Censorship analysis  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                             |     Resolution:
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Comment (by dcf):

 Replying to [comment:4 arma]:
 > Replying to [comment:3 dcf]:
 > > In China, it's some combination of at least the following techniques:
 > >  * Running middle nodes and recording the addresses that connect to
 them.
 >
 > Wow, is this one thought to actually be happening? Citation or details?
 :)
 >
 > If so, we could conceivably run some private obfs4 bridges and connect
 to public relays in an ordered fashion to figure out which ones are
 watching, "bad relays trap" style.

 Sorry, it was a mistake to list the middle-node technique under the China
 heading. As far as I know, there's no evidence that the GFW does that.

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