[tor-bugs] #3455 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Tor Browser should set SOCKS username for a request based on referer

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#3455: Tor Browser should set SOCKS username for a request based on referer
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 Reporter:  mikeperry             |          Owner:  mikeperry                    
     Type:  enhancement           |         Status:  new                          
 Priority:  major                 |      Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.3.x-stable
Component:  Firefox Patch Issues  |        Version:                               
 Keywords:  tbb-linkability       |         Parent:  #5752                        
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Replying to [comment:12 arma]:
 > Is "referer" really the best stand-in we have for "was launched from
 that tab"?

 "Launched from that tab" is not the model we're going for. It's the model
 used by JonDos, but what we want is "Launched from the same url bar
 origin/navigation session" (aka privacy requirement 1 in the design doc).
 Referer actually does map to what we want for that.

 Now, this model does get a little sticky with redirects. See
 https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3600#comment:16 for my
 thoughts on that case.

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