[tor-bugs] #10629 [Tor]: PT spec changes for better interoperability with other projects

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#10629: PT spec changes for better interoperability with other projects
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     Reporter:  infinity0    |      Owner:  infinity0
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  assigned
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor          |    Version:
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Comment (by yawning):

 Replying to [comment:6 infinity0]:
 > I clarified the SSL SOCKs connection with the i2p devs. The intention
 isn't to use PT clients remotely, but rather to avoid giving access to
 other non-privileged users on the localhost machine.
 >
 > So, for example, plaintext authentication to the PT client would work as
 well, assuming that non-priv users can't sniff traffic on localhost
 interfaces. (Not sure if this clashes with the current use of SOCKS auth
 for other things though.)

 That's the case for every common OS out there (If someone makes tcpdump
 suid root, they get what they deserve), including Windows.  I assume this
 is more of a defense in depth thing, since the traffic they pass over a PT
 should be encrypted anyway....

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