Tor WebTunnel Disguises Traffic to Help Users Bypass Censorship
Summary
DarkOwl explains how Tor’s WebTunnel bridge wraps Tor connections in websocket-like HTTPS traffic to make them harder to detect and block, and notes that it may let users bypass corporate network controls.
Key points
- Released on March 12, 2024, WebTunnel is a Tor bridge designed to help users evade internet censorship.
- It wraps Tor connections in a websocket-like HTTPS connection to make the traffic harder for censorship tools to detect and block.
- Users can select a WebTunnel bridge from the Tor Project’s bridges resource, add its line manually in Tor Browser, and restart the browser.
- The article warns that users could use privacy tools such as Tor to bypass corporate network controls.
- It recommends educating staff about the risks of using bypass tools on corporate networks and devices.
Article Details
- Topic
- Tor Project WebTunnel bridge for censorship circumvention and its implications for corporate security