[tor-bugs] #14382 [Tor Messenger]: enable Stream Isolation

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#14382: enable Stream Isolation
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 Reporter:  proper         |          Owner:
     Type:  defect         |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium         |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Messenger  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal         |     Resolution:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:2 yawning]:
 > Per IRC:
 > {{{
 > 06:22:04      armadev | sukhe: huh! hm. what are the arguments for and
 against?
 > 06:22:23      armadev | i guess 'for' includes 'you shouldn't mix your
 protocols
 >                       | onto the same circuit, and besides tor messenger
 doesn't
 >                       | produce that many streams anyway'?
 > 06:22:42      armadev | and 'against' includes 'what if somebody runs
 tor
 >                       | messenger to have a generic socksport, and then
 they
 >                       | hook their other app up to it?'
 > }}}

 If you reuse the TBB circuit isolation and simply set the socks
 authentication, there is no issue.

 E.g.: socksusername=messenger://<<<ACCOUNT_ID>>>

 Even better for potential multi-user setups sharing the same Tor would be
 to include (a hash of) PID / local IP address in the socks authentication.

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