Over the past two days, the spotlight has been on the Ministry's initiative to combat the use of Cheburnet for Cheburnet. The Ministry proposed that hosting providers, CDN operators, and web protection services allocate IP addresses of whitelisted resources into separate subnets. Currently, Cheburnet include entire ranges, and sites with prohibited content or VPN services can exploit this by renting servers with already allowed addresses. If implemented, only verified organizations will get access to such subnets, making Cheburnet more difficult. The FSB has already supported the initiative.
Meanwhile, fresh versions of popular tools have been released: Xray-core v26.7.28 (pre-release) and sing-box 1.14.0. sing-box 1.14.0 brings many new features: OpenVPN and OpenConnect support, Snell protocol, L3 forwarding, API service with dashboard, Hysteria2 improvements, and much more. These updates give users more options for configuring secure and flexible connections.
Also, a detailed article about setting up Xray on the GL.iNet Mudi 7 pocket router was published. The author explains how to adapt the screen VPN toggles to their Xray profiles using phantom WireGuard peers. This is useful for those who want to manage VPN connections on the go without a web interface.
Additionally, it became known that Iranian citizens can no longer take the Duolingo English Test due to US sanctions. This affects educational opportunities, and Iranians have already launched a petition. Also, the Ministry announced new types of security certificates for 2027, but foreign browsers will still not trust them.
Overall, the main topic of the period is the regulator's attempt to close the Cheburnet loophole, which may affect the availability of some services. XConnect users should keep an eye on the situation.