Ask HN: Why are websites increasingly making use of STUN and TURN servers?

5 pointsdj0k3r1y ago2 comments

For instance, LinkedIn loads google's STUN on the login page. I understand the need for STUN for sites like google meet or zoom, but some sites clearly don't necessarily need it.

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curious_curios1y ago

It’s probably being employed to detect bots, scrapers, and users behind VPNs.

meiraleal1y ago

LinkedIn has real-time p2pfeatures and they use webrtc for that.

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Ask HN: Why are websites increasingly making use of STUN and TURN servers?

5 pointsdj0k3r1y ago2 comments

For instance, LinkedIn loads google's STUN on the login page. I understand the need for STUN for sites like google meet or zoom, but some sites clearly don't necessarily need it.

2 comments

curious_curios1y ago

It’s probably being employed to detect bots, scrapers, and users behind VPNs.

meiraleal1y ago

LinkedIn has real-time p2pfeatures and they use webrtc for that.

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