[tor-bugs] #11183 [Pluggable transport]: Make an HTTP requestor Firefox extension for meek-client

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#11183: Make an HTTP requestor Firefox extension for meek-client
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     Reporter:  dcf                  |      Owner:  dcf
         Type:  project              |     Status:  assigned
     Priority:  normal               |  Milestone:
    Component:  Pluggable transport  |    Version:
   Resolution:                       |   Keywords:  meek
Actual Points:                       |  Parent ID:  #10935
       Points:                       |
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Comment (by dcf):

 Here are bundles that use an extension within Tor Browser to make HTTP
 requests. The extension listens on localhost port 7000. meek-client
 connects to the extension on that port and commands it what HTTP requests
 to make.

  * https://people.torproject.org/~dcf/pt-bundle/3.5.2.1-meek-2/
  * https://gitweb.torproject.org/pluggable-
 transports/meek.git/commit/0a87c0d5cc580135f539e414b57a28142615acaa
  * https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/dcf/tor-browser-
 bundle.git/commit/tbb-3.5.2.1-meek-2

 These bundles have a TLS signature that is almost like Firefox's, only
 missing the "SessionTicket TLS" extension as noted in comment:9. As
 explained in comment:11, my next planned iteration is to do bundles where
 the extension runs in a separate browser instance with a separate profile.
 That will take care of the "SessionTicket TLS" and socks_remote_dns
 issues, and will make it possible not to run the extension when you're not
 using meek.

 I had some trouble with these bundles on OS X initially. Bootstrapping
 would die after about 5 minutes at 50% (so it's not #9229) with an "EOF"
 error in the meek-client log. But after investigating it for a while, I
 couldn't reproduce it.

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