[tor-bugs] #15575 [Ooni]: Add test for HTTP Opportunistic Encryption

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#15575: Add test for HTTP Opportunistic Encryption
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 Reporter:  reezer       |          Owner:  hellais
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Ooni         |        Version:
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 With Firefox and Chrome now supporting Opportunistic Encryption of HTTP in
 order to avoid a passive attacker stripping or modifying that header may
 be a worthwhile attack. It should probably be explicitly checked for, as
 modifying this particular header has a great chance for being an actual
 attack on a website supporting it.

 Blog Articles on the Header:
 http://bitsup.blogspot.co.at/2015/03/opportunistic-encryption-for-
 firefox.html
 http://blog.alteroot.org/articles/2015-03-28/HTTP-alternative-services-
 and-opportunistic-encryption.html

 RFC explaining the Header:
 https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-alt-svc-04

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