[tor-bugs] #13508 [Tor]: Add messaging protocol that is resistant to traffic analysis

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#13508: Add messaging protocol that is resistant to traffic analysis
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     Reporter:  Alan     |      Owner:
         Type:           |     Status:  new
  enhancement            |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  messaging protocol store-and-
   Resolution:           |  forward traffic-analysis needs-proposal hard
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * keywords:  messaging protocol store-and-forward traffic analysis =>
     messaging protocol store-and-forward traffic-analysis needs-proposal
     hard
 * milestone:   => Tor: unspecified


Comment:

 It would be interesting to do something like this, not as a built-in part
 of tor, but a plug-in mechanism where Tor relays can provide a covert
 channel for clients to send them either padding information or data to
 introduce into a high-latency mixnet.

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