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[tor/maint-0.2.4] Merge remote-tracking branch 'arma/bug9354' into maint-0.2.4
by nickm＠torproject.org 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

commit 0a0f93d277046a524740ad110060abf8ed137b8f Merge: 5a5147d ff6bb13 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org> Date: Wed Jul 31 21:48:48 2013 -0400 Merge remote-tracking branch 'arma/bug9354' into maint-0.2.4 changes/bug9354 | 5 +++++ doc/tor.1.txt | 6 ++++-- src/or/config.c | 2 +- src/or/entrynodes.c | 17 +++++++++++++---- src/or/or.h | 3 ++- 5 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

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[flashproxy/master] design doc: add a section discussing the protocols explicitly, and reword the component section to be a bit more precise
by dcf＠torproject.org 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

commit 3683a099d7190f5d117de084006a958d4c7f8aba Author: Ximin Luo <infinity0(a)gmx.com> Date: Wed Jul 31 19:58:19 2013 +0100 design doc: add a section discussing the protocols explicitly, and reword the component section to be a bit more precise --- doc/design.txt | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/design.txt b/doc/design.txt index 7f1e548..bc0f377 100644 --- a/doc/design.txt +++ b/doc/design.txt @@ -35,18 +35,12 @@ Design of flash proxies But because of the limited networking facilities available to an in-browser application, several other pieces are needed. - 1. Tor client: Is just ordinary Tor with a special configuration to - allow it to connect through a flash proxy. It advertises its need - for a connection the the facilitator, and communicates with the - flash proxy through the client transport plugin. - 2. Client transport plugin: Runs on the same computer as the Tor - client. It opens one socket to the Internet and another to - localhost. It waits for a connection on both sockets, then starts - proxying data between them. The transport plugin speaks SOCKS on - the localhost side so that it can work as a pluggable transport for - Tor using the ClientTransportPlugin configuration option. On - startup, the transport plugin registers with the the facilitator to - inform the facilitator that it is waiting for a connection. + 1. Tor client: with a ClientTransportPlugin config option to allow it to + use the flashproxy transport client. + 2. Client transport plugin: Runs on the same computer as the Tor client. + On startup, it registers with the facilitator to inform that it is + waiting for a connection from a flash proxy. When this is received, + it starts proxying data between it and the local Tor client. 3. Flash proxy: Runs in someone's browser, in an uncensored region of the Internet. The flash proxy first connects to the facilitator to get a client registration. It then makes two outgoing connections, @@ -57,7 +51,29 @@ Design of flash proxies variety of ways. It sends registrations to flash proxies over HTTP. The facilitator is responsible for matching clients to proxies in a reasonable manner. - 5. Tor relay: An ordinary Tor relay. + 5. Tor relay: with a ServerTransportPlugin config option to allow it to + use the flashproxy transport server. + 6. Server transport plugin: Waits for a connection from a flash proxy and + proxies data between it and the local Tor relay. + +3. Protocols + + The numbers refer to the same components as in sect 2 above. Arrows + indicate the direction of the initial TCP connection. + + 1>2. Pluggable transport, client-side. See core tor docs for details. + 2>4. Secure rendezvous using a variety of custom methods; see + facilitator-howto.txt for details. This must be very hard to censor, + e.g. using a popular web service over HTTPS. + 3>4. Custom protocol specific to flashproxy, where each flashproxy polls + a facilitator for client registrations. + 2<3. WebSocket. This must be very hard to censor, which may require + additional transformations to the underlying data stream. Note + that this stream is controlled by the source client, not the flash + proxy; in a plain flashproxy-only channel, it is as described in + websocket-transport.txt. + 5<3. WebSocket. + 5>6. Pluggable transport, server-side. See core tor docs for details. 4. Sample session

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[flashproxy/master] Remove obsolete comment.
by dcf＠torproject.org 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

commit 43e72ae6fca3a91f1288e62effd18a7049b29ead Author: David Fifield <david(a)bamsoftware.com> Date: Wed Jul 31 12:18:27 2013 -0700 Remove obsolete comment. Noticed by Ximin. --- Makefile | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 86d5439..828d2c2 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ $(PY2EXE_TMPDIR)/dist: $(CLIENT_BIN) rm -rf $(PY2EXE_TMPDIR) $(PYTHON) setup.py py2exe -q -# See doc/windows-deployment-howto.txt. dist-exe: DISTNAME := $(DISTNAME)-win32 dist-exe: CLIENT_BIN := $(PY2EXE_TMPDIR)/dist/* dist-exe: CLIENT_MAN := $(addsuffix .txt,$(CLIENT_MAN))

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[tor-launcher/master] Bump version for 0.2.1.
by mikeperry＠torproject.org 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

commit 3c62ac4824df6b9566e811afa5fc1a22b278cb2e Author: Mike Perry <mikeperry-git(a)fscked.org> Date: Thu Aug 1 02:26:43 2013 +0200 Bump version for 0.2.1. --- src/install.rdf | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/install.rdf b/src/install.rdf index 497fa45..cbbf63a 100644 --- a/src/install.rdf +++ b/src/install.rdf @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ <em:creator>The Tor Project, Inc.</em:creator> <em:contributor>Pearl Crescent, LLC</em:contributor> <em:id>tor-launcher(a)torproject.org</em:id> - <em:version>0.2-alpha</em:version> + <em:version>0.2.1-alpha</em:version> <em:homepageURL>https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html</em:homepageURL> <!-- <em:optionsURL>chrome://torlauncher/content/preferences.xul</em:optionsURL>

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