Happy V3 client
Reads HTTPS priorities and starts with the direct origin.
Happy Eyeballs v3 endpoint
Direct when it works.
Refracted when it doesn’t.
The Happy Eyeballs v3 client uses the DigitalOcean origin directly when it is reachable. If that path is blocked, it races onward to the ECH Refraction phantom and restores connectivity.
The route
The direct path leads. The private path stands ready.
Direct origin
Wins immediately on an uncensored network.
ECH fallback
Uses the phantom only after direct attempts fail.
Website origin
Terminates TLS and serves this page from San Francisco.
The useful trick
Private routing without a TLS middlebox.
The station opens only enough ECH state to learn the hidden server name, then rebuilds the handshake for the website’s own ECH key. Application data remains encrypted end to end between the browser and the origin.
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