Pluggable transports
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Pluggable transports are modular protocols used by Tor to disguise and obfuscate network traffic, helping users circumvent censorship and traffic analysis.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tor component
ⓘ
censorship circumvention technology ⓘ network protocol ⓘ |
| aimsToDefeat |
IP-based blocking
ⓘ
active probing ⓘ deep packet inspection ⓘ protocol fingerprinting ⓘ statistical traffic analysis ⓘ |
| canImplement |
domain fronting
ⓘ
packet length obfuscation ⓘ protocol mimicry ⓘ randomized traffic patterns ⓘ timing obfuscation ⓘ |
| canUse |
HTTPS
ⓘ
WebSocket NERFINISHED ⓘ domain fronted HTTPS ⓘ |
| communicatesOver | TCP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuredVia | torrc configuration file ⓘ |
| developedBy | Tor Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | Tor anonymity network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| example |
fte
ⓘ
lyrebird ⓘ meek ⓘ obfs3 ⓘ obfs4 ⓘ scramblesuit ⓘ snowflake ⓘ webtunnel ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
configurable
ⓘ
extensible ⓘ modular ⓘ obfuscating ⓘ pluggable ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to bypass protocol fingerprinting
ⓘ
to circumvent Internet censorship ⓘ to disguise Tor traffic ⓘ to obfuscate network traffic patterns ⓘ to resist traffic analysis ⓘ |
| operatesAtLayer | application layer ⓘ |
| requires |
client-side software
ⓘ
server-side transport proxy ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | Tor pluggable transports specification ⓘ |
| supportsUseCase |
anonymity protection
ⓘ
blocking resistance ⓘ bridge relays ⓘ censorship circumvention ⓘ traffic obfuscation ⓘ |
| usedBy | Tor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Tor bridges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tor clients ⓘ Tor relays ⓘ |
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