I agree. Local files are much more secure than a local web server. Less attack profile for the computer starting TBB from USB for example.
Also less chance that something will fail (eg server fails to start).
Silviu.
Sean Rafferty:> Just to clarify: technically tools like Jekyll or Sinatra could be used because the server can be started wherever the site files are located whether it’s a USB stick or a laptop, correct?I am of the opinion that starting a local server on a USB stick adds a level of complexity compared to distributing a bunch of flat files that Jekyll/Middleman generate.ReyOn Wednesday, 8 January 2014 at 15:09, Sean Rafferty wrote:
Just to clarify: technically tools like Jekyll or Sinatra could be used because the server can be started wherever the site files are located whether it’s a USB stick or a laptop, correct?On Jan 8, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Lunar <lunar@torproject.org> wrote:Sean Rafferty:Pardon my ignorance, but is the requirement for a static site asecurity concern or simply an ease-of-use issue?Security concerns, ease to setup, ease of mirroring.Another dumb question, but when you say the site needs to workoffline, do you mean people can view the content without a webserver, or that it must run on a local instance of a web sever and notrequire things like google's cdn version of query?Tor is used for censorship circumvention. Think about an USB stick withthe Tor Browser Bundle, and a copy of the website. The website should beusable without requiring any access to the network so people can learnhow to use Tor to reach the wider Internet.--Lunar <lunar@torproject.org>________________________________________________________________________Tor Website Team coordination mailing-listTo unsubscribe or change other options, please visit:________________________________________________________________________Tor Website Team coordination mailing-listTo unsubscribe or change other options, please visit:
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