Sni Apr 2026

Because SNI sends the website name in "plain text" (unencrypted) during the initial handshake, it has historically been used by ISPs and governments to see which sites a user is visiting—even if the content of the site is encrypted. This leads to the next evolution: , which seeks to hide even the SNI data. 🚀 The Future: Closing the Last Gap

If you were looking for a different "SNI," here is a brief overview of other possibilities: Because SNI sends the website name in "plain

SNI, an extension of the TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol, solved this by inserting the hostname of the website into the very first "Hello" message the browser sends. Because SNI sends the website name in "plain