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

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Thu Jul 10 13:17:14 UTC 2014


#3455: Tor Browser should set SOCKS username for a request based  on first party
domain
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     Reporter:  mikeperry            |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  enhancement          |     Status:  needs_information
     Priority:  major                |  Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle
    Component:  Firefox Patch        |  2.3.x-stable
  Issues                             |    Version:
   Resolution:                       |   Keywords:  tbb-linkability, tbb-
Actual Points:                       |  usability
       Points:                       |  Parent ID:  #5752
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Comment (by proper):

 Replying to [comment:28 arthuredelstein]:
 > (2) dynamically creating additional SOCKSPorts through tor's ControlPort
 whenever a new first party domain is encountered. [...]
 > (2) requires only JavaScript code in torbutton to set new SOCKSPorts.

 Will this work with multiple browser tabs as well? What is when traffic is
 created in two different tabs with different first party domains at the
 same time? My concern is, that these circuits would get mixed. But perhaps
 it's unjustified.

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