[tor-bugs] #15517 [BridgeDB]: BridgeDB considers IPv6 clients in the same /64 to be "in the same subnet"

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Tue Mar 31 05:39:48 UTC 2015


#15517: BridgeDB considers IPv6 clients in the same /64 to be "in the same subnet"
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     Reporter:  isis     |      Owner:  isis
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
     Priority:           |  Milestone:
  critical               |    Version:
    Component:           |   Keywords:  bridgedb-dist, bridge-enumeration,
  BridgeDB               |  ipv6
   Resolution:           |  Parent ID:
Actual Points:           |
       Points:           |
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Comment (by arma):

 How about giving different bridges to the ipv6 users? Mapping both ipv4
 and ipv6 users onto the same bridge pool means that whichever strategy the
 attacker finds easier to attack is the one that will defeat that pool.

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