[TWN team] Recent changes to the wiki pages
Lunar
lunar at torproject.org
Mon Mar 17 19:20:13 UTC 2014
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=== https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorWeeklyNews/2014/11 ===
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version 27
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-03-17T18:49:57+00:00
write about grants
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@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-March/000486.html
+Tails won the 2014 Endpoint Security prize [XXX] from Access. The prize
+recognizes [XXX] Tails “unique positive impact on the endpoint security of
+at-risk users in need”. Congrats!
+
+ [XXX]: https://twitter.com/accessnow/status/441043400708857856 (better find other sources than a tweet though)
+ [XXX]: https://www.accessnow.org/prize
+
+The Format-Transforming Encryption project at Portland State University
+received [XXX] an unexpected 100,000 USD grant from Eric Schmidt.
+
+ [XXX]: http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/03/psu_professor_wins_surprise_10.html
+
Tor help desk roundup
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@@ -188,7 +200,5 @@
Possible items:
- * Tails gets a prize https://twitter.com/accessnow/status/441043400708857856 (better find other sources than a tweet though)
* tbb meting at ''to be determined''
* Implications of switching to a single guard node: some conclusions https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006458.html
- * money for FTE http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/03/psu_professor_wins_surprise_10.html (unsure if that's a good topic)
version 26
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-03-17T18:44:04+00:00
write about obfsproxy
--- version 25
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@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@
Miscellaneous news
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+George Kadianakis announced [XXX] obfsproxy version 0.2.7. The new release
+fixes an important bug [XXX] “where scramblesuit would basically reject clients if
+they try to connect a second time after a short amount of time has passed.”
+Bridge operators are strongly advised to upgrade from source [XXX], pip [XXX]
+or the upcoming Debian packages.
+
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-March/004074.html
+ [XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/11100
+ [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/pluggable-transports/obfsproxy.git/commit/6cdbc64
+ [XXX]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/obfsproxy/0.2.7
+
The submission deadline for this year's Google Summer of Code [XXX] is
the 21st: this Friday. Several students already showed up on the tor-dev
mailing list, but as Damian Johnson says [XXX]: “If you're
@@ -181,4 +192,3 @@
* tbb meting at ''to be determined''
* Implications of switching to a single guard node: some conclusions https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006458.html
* money for FTE http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/03/psu_professor_wins_surprise_10.html (unsure if that's a good topic)
- * obfsproxy 0.2.7 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-March/004074.html
version 25
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-03-17T18:39:17+00:00
mention that the help desk does not speak Russian
--- version 24
+++ version 25
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@
The help desk has seen an increase in Russian language support
requests amidst news that the Russian Federation began censoring
-a number of websites. Changes in the number of Tor users by
-country can be observed on our metrics page [XXX].
+a number of websites. Unfortunately, the help desk is not able
+to provide support in Russian for now. Changes in the number
+of Tor users by country can be observed on our metrics
+page [XXX].
[XXX]: https://metrics.torproject.org/users.html
version 24
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-03-17T18:37:40+00:00
mention obfsclient
--- version 23
+++ version 24
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@
cooperation from ISP and network operators, your can make a difference
by running a bridge [XXX] if you can!
-With the work currently on-going on the bridge distributor [XXX] to
-improve how censored users can get a hand on bridge addresses, the Tor
-community can hope to welcome back more users from China in a near
-future.
+On another front, work is currently on-going on the bridge
+distributor [XXX] to improve how censored users can get a hand on
+bridge addresses. Yawning Angel also just released [XXX] the first
+version of obfsclient [XXX] which should help making ScrambleSuit
+available on Android devices. All in all, the Tor community can
+hope to welcome back more users from China in a near future.
[XXX]: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/how-to-read-our-china-usage-graphs
[XXX]: https://metrics.torproject.org/users.html?graph=userstats-bridge-country&start=2011-10-18&end=2014-01-16&country=cn#userstats-bridge-country
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@
[XXX]: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/strategies-getting-more-bridge-addresses
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-February/003886.html
[XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/bridgedb.git
- [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2013-August/002477.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006476.html
+ [XXX]: https://github.com/Yawning/obfsclient
Circumventing censorship through “too-big-too-block” websites
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@@ -177,4 +180,3 @@
* Implications of switching to a single guard node: some conclusions https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006458.html
* money for FTE http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/03/psu_professor_wins_surprise_10.html (unsure if that's a good topic)
* obfsproxy 0.2.7 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-March/004074.html
- * obfsclient 0.0.1 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006476.html
version 23
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-03-17T18:23:10+00:00
write about meek
--- version 22
+++ version 23
@@ -56,6 +56,38 @@
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-February/003886.html
[XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/bridgedb.git
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2013-August/002477.html
+
+Circumventing censorship through “too-big-too-block” websites
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Late January, David Fifield introduced [XXX] a new pluggable transport called
+“meek” [XXX]. It can be described as “a transport that uses HTTP for carrying
+bytes and TLS for obfuscation. Traffic is relayed through a third-party server
+(Google App Engine). It uses a trick to talk to the third party so that
+it looks like it is talking to an unblocked server.” The approach is close
+to the GoAgent [XXX] proxy that has a certain popularity in China.
+
+With the current version, using Google App Engine, the transport requires
+no additional configuration. But David also mentioned that a PHP
+script [XXX] could also be a good candidate to relay the traffic.
+Combined to ScrambleSuit [XXX], it could allow “a real web site with
+real pages and everything” to be used as a bridge if a user can provide
+the shared secret.
+
+David has made available experimental versions [XXX] of the Tor Browser
+for anyone to try. The source code [XXX] has recently moved [XXX] to the
+Tor Project's infrastructure, and is ready for more eyes and fingers to
+play with it.
+
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-January/006159.html
+ [XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/meek
+ [XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/GoAgent
+ [XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10984
+ [XXX]: http://www.cs.kau.se/philwint/scramblesuit/
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-qa/2014-February/000340.html
+ [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/pluggable-transports/meek.git
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006506.html
+
Miscellaneous news
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version 22
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-03-17T17:54:00+00:00
add link
--- version 21
+++ version 22
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
arms race” writes Roger.
The upcoming version — currently in QA phase [XXX] — of the Tor Browser
-will include support for the “pluggable transports” obfs3 [XXX],
+will include support for the pluggable transports [XXX] obfs3 [XXX],
FTE [XXX] and Flashproxy [XXX]. Having these transports ready to be
used in a couple of clicks should help Chinese users.
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
[XXX]: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/how-to-read-our-china-usage-graphs
[XXX]: https://metrics.torproject.org/users.html?graph=userstats-bridge-country&start=2011-10-18&end=2014-01-16&country=cn#userstats-bridge-country
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-qa/2014-March/000364.html
+ [XXX]: https://www.torproject.org/docs/pluggable-transports.html
[XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/pluggable-transports/obfsproxy.git/blob/refs/heads/master:/doc/obfs3/obfs3-protocol-spec.txt
[XXX]: https://fteproxy.org/
[XXX]: https://crypto.stanford.edu/flashproxy/
version 21
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-03-17T17:49:03+00:00
write about Tor in China
--- version 20
+++ version 21
@@ -12,26 +12,49 @@
Welcome to the eleventh issue of Tor Weekly News in 2014, the weekly
newsletter that covers what is happening in the XXX Tor community.
-New Release of XXX
-------------------
+Accessing the Tor network from China
+------------------------------------
-XXX: cite specific release date, numbers, and developers responsible
+In a new blog post “How to read our China usage graphs”, Roger
+Dingledine looks at the current situation of how Tor is able to
+circumvent censorship on Chinese Internet accesses. Indeed, if
+one only looks at the current bridge users graph [XXX], one
+might believe that Tor is not a solution for users in China.
-XXX: details about release
+“The correct interpretation of the graph is ‘obfs3 bridges have not been
+deployed enough to keep up with the demand in China’. So it isn't that
+Tor is blocked — it's that we haven't done much of a deployment for
+obfs3 bridges or ScrambleSuit bridges, which are the latest steps in the
+arms race” writes Roger.
- [XXX]:
+The upcoming version — currently in QA phase [XXX] — of the Tor Browser
+will include support for the “pluggable transports” obfs3 [XXX],
+FTE [XXX] and Flashproxy [XXX]. Having these transports ready to be
+used in a couple of clicks should help Chinese users.
-Monthly status reports for XXX month 2014
------------------------------------------
+The “obfs3” protocol is still vulnerable to active probing attacks.
+The deployment of its replacement, ScrambleSuit [XXX], is on-going.
+As Roger highlighted, “we need to get more addresses”. Several ways
+have been thoughts in the past [XXX], but until there is more
+cooperation from ISP and network operators, your can make a difference
+by running a bridge [XXX] if you can!
-The wave of regular monthly reports from Tor project members for the
-month of XXX has begun. XXX released his report first [XXX], followed
-by reports from name 2 [XXX], name 3 [XXX], and name 4 [XXX].
+With the work currently on-going on the bridge distributor [XXX] to
+improve how censored users can get a hand on bridge addresses, the Tor
+community can hope to welcome back more users from China in a near
+future.
- [XXX]:
- [XXX]:
- [XXX]:
- [XXX]:
+ [XXX]: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/how-to-read-our-china-usage-graphs
+ [XXX]: https://metrics.torproject.org/users.html?graph=userstats-bridge-country&start=2011-10-18&end=2014-01-16&country=cn#userstats-bridge-country
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-qa/2014-March/000364.html
+ [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/pluggable-transports/obfsproxy.git/blob/refs/heads/master:/doc/obfs3/obfs3-protocol-spec.txt
+ [XXX]: https://fteproxy.org/
+ [XXX]: https://crypto.stanford.edu/flashproxy/
+ [XXX]: http://www.cs.kau.se/philwint/scramblesuit/
+ [XXX]: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/strategies-getting-more-bridge-addresses
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-February/003886.html
+ [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/bridgedb.git
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2013-August/002477.html
Miscellaneous news
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@@ -122,4 +145,3 @@
* money for FTE http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/03/psu_professor_wins_surprise_10.html (unsure if that's a good topic)
* obfsproxy 0.2.7 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-March/004074.html
* obfsclient 0.0.1 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006476.html
- * How to read our China usage graphs https://blog.torproject.org/blog/how-to-read-our-china-usage-graphs
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