[tor-bugs] #24963 [Core Tor/Tor]: dos: Add an option to block tor2web requests at the intro point

Mon Jan 22 20:20:47 UTC 2018

#24963: dos: Add an option to block tor2web requests at the intro point
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     Reporter:  dgoulet       |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.4.x-final
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:  tor-dos, tor2web, tor-hs
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:  #24962
       Points:                |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                |
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 This is so we remove load from spammy tor2web clients at the Intro point.

 Opened after discussion in #24902.

 Lets consider this also as a possible backport.

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