CluvexStudio/Aether
A Rust userspace WARP core for censored networks, built around MASQUE over HTTP/3 and HTTP/2.
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Where it stands
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5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 9 days ago, with 10 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a Rust-based userspace WARP core for circumventing censorship using MASQUE over HTTP/3 and HTTP/2 protocols.
- Offers automatic endpoint discovery with end-to-end validation and supports nested tunneling modes for enhanced obfuscation and reliability.
- Use for bypassing deep packet inspection and protocol fingerprinting in heavily restricted networks with a local SOCKS5 proxy.
- Use for deploying on OpenWrt routers to share a censorship-resistant proxy within a LAN environment securely.
- Use for integrating Tor inside encrypted tunnels to access Tor network undetected in environments blocking direct Tor connections.
Should you depend on it?
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License
AGPL 3.0
Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.
Community files
- README: present
Watch-outs
- AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.
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From the README
Aether is a censorship circumvention client designed for heavily restricted networks. It automatically discovers reachable routes, establishes an encrypted tunnel, and exposes a local SOCKS5 proxy for your applications.
Unlike traditional VPN clients, Aether is built for environments where Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), protocol fingerprinting, UDP throttling, and endpoint blocking are common.
Daily snapshots
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+544 stars over 50 days across 13 snapshot days; best day +40 on Sep 15.
Forks
207+70
Open issues
8-14
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| CluvexStudio/Aether | 2.4K | — | 44 | 9 days ago |
| Category median | 56.0K | +2.3K | 29 | — |
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