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4 articles in the Atlas on tls - Why Maronix Uses VLESS + REALITY; What Is a VPN Protocol?. VLESS brings no encryption of its own and REALITY borrows a real site's…

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Why Maronix Uses VLESS + REALITY

VLESS brings no encryption of its own and REALITY borrows a real site's handshake. Why Maronix pairs them, what each contributes, and what stays exposed.

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Protocols 5 min read updated

What Is a VPN Protocol?

A VPN protocol is a specification for a tunnel. Here is what the main ones actually decide, how they differ, and why the choice is a censorship question.

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What Is REALITY?

REALITY replaces a proxy server's TLS with a real site's handshake, so a prober gets a genuine certificate. How it works, and what it does not solve.

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Protocols 4 min read updated

What Is VLESS?

VLESS is a stateless proxy protocol that does almost nothing on purpose. It hands all encryption to the transport carrying it, which is why it looks like nothing at all.