[tor-bugs] #8742 [Tor]: Byte history leaks information about local usage/hidden services

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Thu Mar 19 15:45:37 UTC 2015


#8742: Byte history leaks information about local usage/hidden services
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:
  alphawolf              |     Status:  assigned
         Type:  defect   |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.7.x-final
     Priority:  major    |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.12-alpha
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  byte-history stats tor-hs privacy
   Resolution:           |  tor-relay 026-triaged-1
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by asn):

 Replying to [comment:9 cypherpunks]:
 > I've got the warning
 >
 > `Tor is currently configured as a relay and a hidden service. That's not
 very secure: you should probably run your hidden service in a separate Tor
 process, at least -- see https://trac.torproject.org/8742`
 >
 > while I'm running a hidden service ''and'' a bridge. Looks like a bug to
 me, since by bandwidth graphs are not public, thus not leaking anything
 useful.

 Bridge descriptors and extrainfos get published as well. There is a
 sanitization procedure which does not clean up the bandwidth info:
 https://collector.torproject.org/formats.html#bridge-descriptors

 In any case, this warning message seems well placed. Maybe we should turn
 it into a REJECT or that's a bit too harsh? Maybe we should phrase it
 better if we can?

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