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IP and DNS Leaks in WebKit Affecting Proxy Browsers and Apple iCloud Private Relay

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WebKit-based browsers on iOS and macOS can be configured to route all web traffic through proxy servers, which is how Tor browsers on iOS and our own Psylo work. We found three WebKit features — DNS prefetching, WebAuthn Related Origin Requests, and WebTransport — that bypass the configured proxy and send traffic directly from the device, which exposes the user’s real network. The same leaks also affect Apple’s iCloud Private Relay. All three are fixed in Psylo 1.3.1. Summary # Our proof-of-concept website leaks.psylo.app that detects the leaks WebKit-based browsers on iOS and macOS can be built to route all web traffic through proxy servers. This is how all proxy browsers work on iOS, including iOS Tor browsers and our own browser, Psylo. Every network connection a web page makes is supposed to flow through the configured proxy, so websites only ever see the proxy’s IP address.…

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