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Re:Hackers breach FSB contractor, expose Tor deanonymization... by kijin on Saturday July 20, 2019 @12:39PM (#20486779)
It doesn't need to be a completely custom protocol. HTTPS can handle a very large percentage of anyone's communication needs these days.
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Re:Hackers breach FSB contractor, expose Tor deanonymization... by Paul-ish on Sunday July 21, 2019 @03:25PM (#20493158)
An application level protocol implemented on top of HTTPS can be fingerprinted. If you look up "Website Traffic Fingerprinting" you will see what I mean. That traffic is encrypted.
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