[tor-bugs] #2988 [Tor Relay]: information disclosure: operating system and platform

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#2988: information disclosure: operating system and platform
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 Reporter:  tagnaq     |          Owner:     
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Relay  |        Version:     
 Keywords:             |         Parent:     
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:     
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Changes (by tagnaq):

 * cc: tagnaq@… (added)


Comment:

 Yes I understand your reason for collecting this information
 and I acknowledge that most people probably do not mind publishing OS and
 arch in the version string.

 What about including it by default and offer a possibility to opt-out
 without the need to patch and recompile?

 {{{
 PublishOsVersion 0|1
 This setting specifies if your relay descriptor contains your OS version
 string or not. The Tor Project (and others) use this published information
 to create statics about network growth and to understand if certain bugs
 are toubling certain Tor versions only. This information is of little use
 for an attacker.
 (Default: 1)
 }}}

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