[tor-bugs] #2764 [Tor Bridge]: analyze security tradeoffs from using a socks proxy vs a bridge to reach the Tor network

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#2764: analyze security tradeoffs from using a socks proxy vs a bridge to reach
the Tor network
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 Reporter:  arma        |          Owner:  arma               
     Type:  task        |         Status:  assigned           
 Priority:  major       |      Milestone:  Deliverable-May2011
Component:  Tor Bridge  |        Version:                     
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                     
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                     
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Changes (by arma):

  * owner:  => arma
  * status:  new => assigned
  * priority:  normal => major


Comment:

 I have a blog post pending on a related topic ("how to get more bridge
 addresses"). It's pending because it mentions the flash applet proxy idea
 and I want Dan to vet it first so I don't ruin the publication chances of
 his students.

 I should also write up a paragraph or something here just to be extra
 thorough that we've done it.

 My current conclusions are "I don't see any huge roadblocks to having
 bridges that are just vanilla proxies. We should deploy them if we can
 make them usable, and maybe someday somebody will show us it was a bad
 idea."

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