What Is VLESS + Reality? Advanced Protocol for Defeating DPI
Censorship-resistantAvailable on SHP
VLESS+Reality defeats DPI by borrowing real TLS certificates. Not available on NordVPN or ExpressVPN. Learn how to use it on SHP.
Official websitextls.github.io/en/
Community & docsgithub.com/XTLS/Xray-core
DeveloperRPRX and the community around the XTLS / Xray-core project
First releasedVLESS released in 2020; the REALITY module in 2023
Current statusActively maintained
LicenseOpen source, MPL 2.0 (forked from v2ray-core in 2020)
Independent auditNone
Why it was createdBuilt to get past modern DPI systems that had learned to fingerprint ordinary VPN and TLS proxy traffic.
How it worksDuring the handshake, the server borrows the real TLS certificate of a legitimate website, letting traffic through only for clients holding the matching private key.
Censorship resistanceStrong — built to defeat modern DPI and SNI whitelisting
Setup time~7 min
SpeedHigh
Works on your devices
Desktop, mobile, TV boxes and routers — where this protocol runs natively vs. needs a workaround.
Desktop & Mobile
WindowsSupported
macOSSupported
iOSSupported
AndroidSupported
LinuxSupported
TV & Streaming
Apple TVSupported — 3rd-party app
Android TVSupported — Sideload APK
Fire TV StickSupported — Sideload APK
Routers
MikroTikModel-dependent
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