Anonymizers, proxies, VPN, CDN and TOR

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Anonymizers, proxies, VPN, CDN and TOR

All of the above in the header are different ways of masking and replacing your IP addresses . This toolkit is used to bypass locks, maintain anonymity when visiting Internet resources, network security and traffic encryption. And also to create security holes and hijack traffic unencrypted.

Anonymizers - the easiest option. Is this software or sites such a plan providing anonymous access to the necessary resources by entering the page address. In some cases, they can help bypass the block (for telegram t.me the specified site does not work, for example), but at the same time make surfing less secure. Since the resource becomes an intermediary in the transmission of data and displays for you a website that has been passed through its servers, it is not possible to predict which packages and at what stage it replaces. As you can see in the picture below, there is no certificate next to the spoofed address, the connection is in no way secure and the data is not encrypted. Intercepting passwords in this way is nice.





Proxy servers Is a technology with the help of which anonymizers work. There are two types - HTTP (S) -proxy (working only with HTTP) and SOCKS, working with other protocols (FTP, SMTP, etc.). That is, through HTTP proxies you can only work with sites, through SOCKS - use instant messengers, download torrents, etc. A proxy creates a tunnel not for the entire Internet connection, but only for a specific application. There are free and paid options. Free ones suffer the same security problems - lack of forced encryption. Here example popular service.

They work on the basis of traffic redirection. You enter the proxy server settings in the desired application, and it starts to go online not directly, but through the specified server.



CDN - Content Delivery Network (content delivery network), same proxy, side view. The purpose of using such networks is to optimize access to Internet resources, speed up downloads due to distributed servers, etc. In fact, it is successfully used for the same workaround, the most popular masking extension for browsers works on this principle. FriGate .



VPN - Virtual Private Network (virtual private network) is already a more serious tool that tunnels not the traffic of an individual application, but the entire network connection. And, unlike free proxies, it forcibly encrypts data, increasing the security of use. Even intercepted encrypted data is of no value, being just digital garbage without decryption keys. The methods for implementing and configuring private networks can be very different (only software, software and hardware), there are also free options for use.


Author: Martyanov A.V. - Compilation of scientific articles, CC BY-SA 1.0, File: VPN.jpg Classification - Wikipedia

TOR - The Onion Router (onion router) is software (primarily a browser), which allows you to use a completely independent proxy server system with traffic encryption, in addition to anonymity, also gives access to onion resources (sites with the .onion pseudo-domain that cannot be accessed otherwise). Such resources are usually used for fraud and illegal transactions, so we will not refer to them. Contrary to popular misconception, TOR is not a completely anonymous tool and, in addition, has an awfully low speed due to multi-layer encryption. In fact, you just need to surf the so-called. “Deep Internet”, or to build their own encryption schemes that combine onion servers and VPNs, for example.



The legal side of the issue. From November 1, 2017 in Russia prohibition in effect to block bypass services (i.e., all of the above). It applies only to the services themselves and does not apply to ordinary users using ready-made solutions. The law should be implemented by blocking relevant resources upon request, which in practice doesn't really work . That is, using IP bypass and IP masking does not make you an intruder. But it can create gaps in network security, which is already your personal risk and responsibility.

Original article: https://triumph-info.ru/2018/05/anonimajzery-proksi-vpn-cdn-i-tor/

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

Anonymizers, proxies, VPN, CDN and TOR

All of the above in the header are different ways of masking and replacing your IP addresses

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Thank!!!

 

[Detect-PROFI]

The article does not mention the Whonix system → Whonix - Wikipedia
From all tested - the most reliable solution for anonymization. For simple surfing, the solution is too cumbersome, but for specific tasks one of the best.
And completely free ...

 

[Арсен]

Thank you for the article! Those who need it use it without looking at the prohibitions. And as for any prohibitions and risks, then living is bad too .

 

[Макаров Виталий Николаевич]

Interesting article! Thank!!!

 

[Шубкин Р.Л.]

Hello! The area covered in the article is so specific that it makes a smile in general its publication here.
Did any of the participants set up the TOR on the machine (at least) enough to guarantee anonymity, say 90%? Did the local detective instruct the client regarding the use of this program as a specialist?
From personal experience and information gathered after reading various manuals and articles on anonymizing, I realized that you can’t give any guarantee of absolute anonymity to the client, much less resort to using these services for some reason.
I make a reservation, I am not special in the field of inf security, like most (as I think) those present here.
To experts in this field, this article is a comic book.
A huge layer of work related to the extraction and use of information through the network (probably, nevertheless, the main one) continues to be an unattainable tidbit for a modern detective, which means even more coveted). Be careful what you desire, gentlemen - Colleagues! When documenting, do not document yourself! )

 

[Hikaru]

Thank you so much for the article !!!