VLESS

6 articles in the Atlas on vless - Obfuscation vs Encryption; What Is Maronix?. Encryption hides what you said. Obfuscation hides that you said it. Two independent axes…

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Censorship & DPI 11 min read updated

Obfuscation vs Encryption

Encryption hides what you said. Obfuscation hides that you said it. Two independent axes with different failure modes, and most protocols carry only one.

Guides 6 min read updated

What Is Maronix?

Maronix is a privacy project in launch mode: VLESS inside REALITY, independently run servers, Telegram-first access and a trial sized for real use.

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Guides 7 min read updated

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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Protocols 5 min read updated

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.