Snowflake
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Snowflake is a censorship-circumvention system that helps users access the Tor network by routing their traffic through volunteer-run proxy nodes embedded in ordinary web browsers.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tor pluggable transport
ⓘ
censorship-circumvention system ⓘ |
| aimsTo | make blocking by censors more difficult ⓘ |
| brokerRunsOn | Tor infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
internet censorship circumvention tool
ⓘ
privacy-enhancing technology ⓘ |
| clientRunsOn | censored user’s device ⓘ |
| codeRepository | https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake ⓘ |
| connectionType |
one-off short-lived proxy connections
ⓘ
temporary ephemeral proxies ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Tor bridges ⓘ |
| designedFor | users in heavily censored countries ⓘ |
| designedToBe |
easy for volunteers to run
ⓘ
hard for censors to enumerate ⓘ |
| developedFor | Tor network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/snowflake/ ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Snowflake broker
ⓘ
Snowflake client NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowflake proxy ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
censorship circumvention
ⓘ
help users access Tor from censored networks ⓘ |
| license | free and open-source software license ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Tor Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkModel | client-broker-proxy-bridge architecture ⓘ |
| obfuscates | network paths between user and Tor network ⓘ |
| partOf | Tor pluggable transports ecosystem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proxyImplementedAs |
embedded JavaScript in web pages
ⓘ
web browser extension ⓘ |
| proxyRunsOn | volunteer’s web browser ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tor Browser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
meek ⓘ obfs4 ⓘ |
| requires | volunteer participation ⓘ |
| routesTrafficThrough | volunteer-run proxy nodes embedded in web browsers ⓘ |
| securityProperty |
end-to-end encryption via Tor
ⓘ
resistance to IP-based blocking ⓘ resistance to simple DNS-based blocking ⓘ |
| supports |
Onion Browser (via Tor pluggable transports)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orbot NERFINISHED ⓘ Tor Browser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trafficType | encrypted Tor traffic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
users in China
ⓘ
users in Iran ⓘ users in Russia ⓘ users in other censored regions ⓘ |
| uses |
domain fronting (historically, depending on deployment)
ⓘ
volunteer-run proxy nodes ⓘ webRTC ⓘ |
| usesDiscoveryMethod | broker-based proxy discovery ⓘ |
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