Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

Re:Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. ... by asqueella on Thursday August 28, 2025 @05:20PM (#45057166)

Advanced enough censors (who have DPI) do block or slow down ssh, e.g.: https://serverfault.com/questions/1122015/ssh-blockedfor-for...

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Re:Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. ... by cogman10 on Thursday August 28, 2025 @10:39PM (#45059462)

That's a pretty strict censorship that basically locks your digital infrastructure into your country.

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Re:Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. ... by tsimionescu on Friday August 29, 2025 @03:56AM (#45061392)

Something that is often a benefit from the perspective of these regimes, yes.

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Re:Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. ... by asqueella on Friday August 29, 2025 @05:08AM (#45061855)

Well, mimicking China's GFW is seemingly the objective of some governments. But they are also able to allow some light (text-based) ssh usage and still prevent proxying.

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Re:Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. ... by Havoc on Friday August 29, 2025 @09:19AM (#45063755)

I guess that's where the slow down part comes in. I'd imagine you can slow SSH to a snails pace and it'll still work for basic CLI use

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