Use TLS SNI in the transparent proxy?
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Description
It might be possible to use TLS SNI to discover the hostname and then to apply domain-based no_proxy rules. Currently only IP address-based rules will work for encrypted connections.
See [docker/for-mac#2681]
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by investigating vpnkit's transparent proxy implementation and the linked docker/for-mac#2681 discussion. Determine whether TLS SNI can be used to identify hostnames before applying domain-based no_proxy rules; done means encrypted connections support hostname-based exclusions in addition to IP-based rules.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100