commit aa1fbf4cb30054584ee1535c8326725d9eb74f64 Author: Nick Mathewson nickm@torproject.org Date: Tue Dec 25 23:26:16 2012 -0500
Update status on proposals 198, 205, 207 --- proposals/000-index.txt | 12 ++++++------ proposals/198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt | 2 +- proposals/205-local-dnscache.txt | 10 +++++++++- proposals/207-directory-guards.txt | 13 +++---------- 4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/proposals/000-index.txt b/proposals/000-index.txt index 49a1985..7307eb5 100644 --- a/proposals/000-index.txt +++ b/proposals/000-index.txt @@ -118,16 +118,16 @@ Proposals by number: 195 TLS certificate normalization for Tor 0.2.4.x [DRAFT] 196 Extended ORPort and TransportControlPort [OPEN] 197 Message-based Inter-Controller IPC Channel [OPEN] -198 Restore semantics of TLS ClientHello [ACCEPTED] +198 Restore semantics of TLS ClientHello [FINISHED] 199 Integration of BridgeFinder and BridgeFinderHelper [OPEN] 200 Adding new, extensible CREATE, EXTEND, and related cells [OPEN] 201 Make bridges report statistics on daily v3 network status requests [OPEN] 202 Two improved relay encryption protocols for Tor cells [OPEN] 203 Avoiding censorship by impersonating an HTTPS server [DRAFT] 204 Subdomain support for Hidden Service addresses [OPEN] -205 Remove global client-side DNS caching [OPEN] +205 Remove global client-side DNS caching [CLOSED] 206 Preconfigured directory sources for bootstrapping [CLOSED] -207 Directory guards [OPEN] +207 Directory guards [CLOSED] 208 IPv6 Exits Redux [FINISHED] 209 Tuning the Parameters for the Path Bias Defense [OPEN] 210 Faster Headless Consensus Bootstrapping [OPEN] @@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ Proposals by status: 201 Make bridges report statistics on daily v3 network status requests [for 0.2.4.x] 202 Two improved relay encryption protocols for Tor cells 204 Subdomain support for Hidden Service addresses - 205 Remove global client-side DNS caching - 207 Directory guards [for 0.2.4.x] 209 Tuning the Parameters for the Path Bias Defense [for 0.2.4.x+] 210 Faster Headless Consensus Bootstrapping [for 0.2.4.x+] 211 Internal Mapaddress for Tor Configuration Testing [for 0.2.4.x+] @@ -197,7 +195,6 @@ Proposals by status: 172 GETINFO controller option for circuit information 173 GETINFO Option Expansion 186 Multiple addresses for one OR or bridge [for 0.2.4.x+] - 198 Restore semantics of TLS ClientHello [for 0.2.4.x] META: 000 Index of Tor Proposals 001 The Tor Proposal Process @@ -213,6 +210,7 @@ Proposals by status: 161 Computing Bandwidth Adjustments [for 0.2.1.x] 162 Publish the consensus in multiple flavors [in 0.2.3.1-alpha] 180 Pluggable transports for circumvention [in 0.2.3.x] + 198 Restore semantics of TLS ClientHello [for 0.2.4.x] 208 IPv6 Exits Redux [for 0.2.4.x] [in 0.2.4.7-alpha] CLOSED: 101 Voting on the Tor Directory System [in 0.2.0.x] @@ -254,7 +252,9 @@ Proposals by status: 184 Miscellaneous changes for a v3 Tor link protocol [for 0.2.3.x] 187 Reserve a cell type to allow client authorization [for 0.2.3.x] 193 Safe cookie authentication for Tor controllers + 205 Remove global client-side DNS caching [in 0.2.4.7-alpha.] 206 Preconfigured directory sources for bootstrapping [in 0.2.4.7-alpha] + 207 Directory guards [for 0.2.4.x] SUPERSEDED: 112 Bring Back Pathlen Coin Weight 113 Simplifying directory authority administration diff --git a/proposals/198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt b/proposals/198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt index c3b74c6..c40da64 100644 --- a/proposals/198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt +++ b/proposals/198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Filename: 198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt Title: Restore semantics of TLS ClientHello Author: Nick Mathewson Created: 19-Mar-2012 -Status: Accepted +Status: Finished Target: 0.2.4.x
Status: diff --git a/proposals/205-local-dnscache.txt b/proposals/205-local-dnscache.txt index e25e456..624e793 100644 --- a/proposals/205-local-dnscache.txt +++ b/proposals/205-local-dnscache.txt @@ -2,9 +2,17 @@ Filename: 205-local-dnscache.txt Title: Remove global client-side DNS caching Author: Nick Mathewson Created: 20 July 2012 -Status: Open +Implemented-In: 0.2.4.7-alpha. +Status: Closed
+-1. STATUS + + In 0.2.4.7-alpha, client-side DNS caching is off by default; there + didn't seem to be much benefit in having per-circuit caches. I'm + leaving the original proposal below in tact for historical reasons. + -Nick + 0. Overview
This proposal suggests that, for reasons of security, we move diff --git a/proposals/207-directory-guards.txt b/proposals/207-directory-guards.txt index d0563be..8d21d3e 100644 --- a/proposals/207-directory-guards.txt +++ b/proposals/207-directory-guards.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Filename: 207-directory-guards.txt Title: Directory guards Author: Nick Mathewson Created: 10-Oct-2012 -Status: Open +Status: Closed Target: 0.2.4.x
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Proposal: guards as those nodes are down, clients should also pick a small-ish set of directory guard nodes, to persist in Tor's state file.
- Clients should not pick their own guards as directory guards, or pick - their directory guards as regular guards. + Clients should, as much as possible, use their regular guards as their + directory guards.
When downloading a regular directory object (that is, not a hidden service descriptor), clients should prefer their directory guards @@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ Proposal: guards and try them, and then use their directory guards to fetch multiple descriptors in parallel.
-Discussion: - - The rule that the set of guards and the set of directory guards need to - be disjoint, and the rule that multiple directory guards need to be - providing descriptors, are both attempts to make it harder for a - single node to capture a route. - Open questions and notes:
What properties does a node need to be a suitable directory guard?