| Title: |
OpenVPN is Open to VPN Fingerprinting. |
| Authors: |
Xue, Diwen1 (AUTHOR) diwenx@umich.edu, Ramesh, Reethika1 (AUTHOR) reethika@umich.edu, Jain, Arham1 (AUTHOR) arham@umich.edu, Kallitsis, Michaelis2 (AUTHOR) mgkallit@merit.edu, Halderman, J. Alex1 (AUTHOR) jhalderm@umich.edu, Crandall, Jedidiah R.3 (AUTHOR) jedimaestro@umich.edu, Ensafi, Roya1 (AUTHOR) ensafi@umich.edu |
| Source: |
Communications of the ACM. Jan2025, Vol. 68 Issue 1, p79-87. 9p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Virtual private networks, *Access to information, Internet censorship |
| Abstract: |
The article looks at the vulnerability of commercial VPNs to being identified and blocked by governments or other actors. It outlines the authors' research on identifying patterns that allow VPNs to be detected and discusses the conclusion that many commercial VPNs are highly vulnerable to detecting and possible blocking. |
| Database: |
Business Source Complete |
