[tor-bugs] #8591 [Censorship analysis]: GFW actively probes obfs2 bridges

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#8591: GFW actively probes obfs2 bridges
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 Reporter:  phw                                            |          Owner:  phw
     Type:  task                                           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                                         |      Milestone:     
Component:  Censorship analysis                            |        Version:     
 Keywords:  obfs2, gfw, active probing, censorship, china  |         Parent:     
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Comment(by phw):

 Replying to [comment:2 asn]:
 > Could #8104 be related? I've been getting an increased number of such
 messages since the latest bundles were released.

 Hmm, good question. I haven't attracted a lot of probes yet but the small
 handful I have sent the correct magic. If they actually developed their
 own obfs2 implementation instead of just getting ours, I wouldn't be
 surprised if they messed up the implementation a number of times. Also,
 they tend to send completely random and invalid data to other protocols as
 well (HTTP, HTTPS, ...). So I think #8104 could very well be related.

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