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High-Performance Telegram Proxy Bypasses Censorship with Zig and TLS 1.3

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A new open-source Telegram proxy, mtproto.zig, written in Zig, offers high-speed network performance while evading deep packet inspection (DPI) censorship. The tool disguises Telegram traffic as standard TLS 1.3 HTTPS, making it indistinguishable from regular web traffic. Key features include AES-256-CTR encryption, dynamic record sizing to mimic browser behavior, and TCP desync techniques to break DPI reassembly.

The proxy runs as a lightweight binary with no dependencies, consuming ~120 KB of RAM and booting in under 2 milliseconds. It supports multi-user access control, anti-replay protections, and optional IPv6 hopping for added obfuscation. The project emphasizes simplicity, with a Docker image and one-click server deployment scripts for Linux systems.