[tor-bugs] #8676 [Pluggable transport]: Research an HTTP pluggable transport that actually uses a browser and a web server

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#8676: Research an HTTP pluggable transport that actually uses a browser and a web
server
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 Reporter:  asn                  |          Owner:  asn
     Type:  defect               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal               |      Milestone:     
Component:  Pluggable transport  |        Version:     
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Comment(by sysrqb):

 I'm curious if it is worth breaking this PT into multiple
 stages/iterations where each one improves its ability to mimic/use a
 designated program. So, instead of spending a lot of time up-front
 integrating the client- and server-sides with their respective programs,
 the initial version uses pycurl on the client-side and a minimal server
 implementation on the server side. Then the next iteration uses webkit or
 firefox to bypass DPI filtering, if curl isn't popular enough, and the
 "final" iteration uses nginx or similar to prevent blocking-on-followup.
 This has obvious negative consequences, but I'll throw it out there
 anyway.

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