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Why does GFW pollute DNS using only foreign IP range?

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Description

Note: This is part of the effort to research and understand the behaviors and design rationale of GFW.

Why not pollute using domestic IP range as well to make it more "random"? Understanding of this question is critical to the design of anti-DNS-spoof techniques (e.g. ChinaDNS).

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by researching the GFW DNS-pollution behavior described in the issue, including why foreign IP ranges are used and how this affects ChinaDNS-style anti-spoofing techniques. The payload names no repository files, tests, or entry points, and does not define a concrete completion criterion beyond understanding the design rationale.

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Domain
networking, security
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
18/100

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