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		haakon on Feb 10, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Iran Shuts Down Major Websites and Https Protocol Is it just by port, or do they detect SSL traffic at any port, and then block it?

emilsedgh on Feb 10, 2012 [–]

They have packet inspection and detect encrypted traffic on any port.

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