proxies that offer an encrypted connection between itself and the user terminology

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Continuing the discussion from Persistent Tor Entry Guard Relays can make you trackable Across Different Physical Locations:

That statement comes from the following page:

I see, that statement needs some refinement.

  • “We are not aware of any http(s) or socks4(a)/5 proxies that offer an encrypted connection between itself and the user.” - Strictly speaking this is true. And this matters if http(s) or socks4(a)/5 runs on remote locations.
  • There are however local clients that suggest using http(s) or socks4(a)/5 as local interface. Such clients include Tor, i2p, JonDo, others and perhaps also some of the ones you pointed out.
  • Not sure we should call those still “proxy”? That term is over used. Can we somehow distinguish simple remote http(s) or socks4(a)/5 proxies and those using that as local interface only and then use custom encrypted transports?

/cc @HulaHoop

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Thank you for helping me to learn more, sir.
I agree that we should distinguish them :slight_smile:

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We can distinguish with: http/socks proxies vs http/socks interfaces which is the term TPO uses in their FAQ when referring to their implementation.

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