[tor-bugs] #8686 [Applications/Tor Browser]: padlock or colored url bar for connections to hidden services

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#8686: padlock or colored url bar for connections to hidden services
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 Reporter:  proper                        |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  enhancement                   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                        |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser      |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-torbutton, tbb-usability  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by catalyst):

 I think plaintext .onion is somewhere between http and https.  There is
 end-to-end encryption with plaintext .onion, but its authenticated
 encryption properties are weaker than TLS.  On the other hand, .onion
 provides some location privacy.

 Maybe a one-dimensional scale is the wrong way to think about this.

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