TSPU
Diwen Xue, Benjamin Mixon-Baca, ValdikSS, Anna Ablove, Beau Kujath, Jedidiah R. Crandall, Roya Ensafi
Abstract
Russia's Sovereign RuNet was designed to build a Russian national firewall. Previous anecdotes and isolated events in the past two years reflected centrally coordinated censorship behaviors across multiple ISPs, suggesting the deployment of "special equipment" in networks, colloquially known as "TSPU". Despite the TSPU comprising a critical part of the technical stack of RuNet, very little is known about its design, its capabilities, or the extent of its deployment.
Topics & Concepts
Software deploymentFirewall (physics)Computer scienceComputer securityCensorshipSovereigntySoftware engineeringPolitical sciencePhysicsAstronomyGravitationSchwarzschild radiusPoliticsLawCharged black holeInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionOpportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks