What an MTProto Proxy Is and Whether It Is Safe

Basics ·

An MTProto proxy is a relay built specifically for Telegram. Instead of connecting to Telegram’s servers directly, the app connects to the proxy, which passes the traffic on.

How it works

  1. Telegram encrypts your message on your device using MTProto.
  2. The encrypted data travels to the proxy server.
  3. The proxy forwards it to Telegram’s servers — and the replies back.

The proxy only ever sees an encrypted stream: it cannot read your chats, photos or contacts. That is the crucial difference from random SOCKS5 proxies found online.

What Fake-TLS is

Plain Telegram traffic is easy to fingerprint. In Fake-TLS mode the connection to the proxy looks like an ordinary HTTPS session with a popular website, so it survives on filtered networks. All our servers run in this mode — their secrets start with ee.

What the proxy owner can see

  • your IP address (the same thing any website sees);
  • how much traffic you move and when you connect.

And cannot see: messages, who you talk to, your phone number, your files.

Where a proxy is not enough

A proxy solves exactly one problem: chats in Telegram. Calls, Telegram Web, YouTube and other apps do not go through it. If you need those, choose a VPN — see “Proxy or VPN for Telegram”.

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Common questions

What is the “secret” in a proxy link?

It is the key the proxy uses to recognise its own traffic. A secret starting with ee means Fake-TLS mode, and the masking domain is encoded inside it.

How is an MTProto proxy different from a VPN?

A proxy works inside Telegram only and does not carry calls. A VPN covers the whole device — calls, browser and other apps.

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