[tor-bugs] #21952 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Onion-location: increasing the use of onion services through automatic redirects and aliasing

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#21952: Onion-location: increasing the use of onion services through automatic
redirects and aliasing
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 Reporter:  linda                                |          Owner:  acat
     Type:  project                              |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-team, tor-hs, network-team-       |  Actual Points:  5.5
  roadmap-november, TorBrowserTeam201911,        |
  tbb-9.5                                        |
Parent ID:  #30024                               |         Points:  6
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor27-must
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 not many sites no, if implement another header instead of using existing
 one crafted for this purpose.

 but many and popular use the HTTP Alternative Services header enabled in
 TBB 8.0 enabled and reviewed by Arthur Edelstein Bug 1463509 - SOCKS
 support for Alternative Services

 the include cloudflared websites with OR enabled cdn

 {{{
 cflarexljc3rw355ysrkrzwapozws6nre6xsy3n4yrj7taye3uiby3ad.onion
 cflarenuttlfuyn7imozr4atzvfbiw3ezgbdjdldmdx7srterayaozid.onion
 cflares35lvdlczhy3r6qbza5jjxbcplzvdveabhf7bsp7y4nzmn67yd.onion
 cflareusni3s7vwhq2f7gc4opsik7aa4t2ajedhzr42ez6uajaywh3qd.onion
 cflareki4v3lh674hq55k3n7xd4ibkwx3pnw67rr3gkpsonjmxbktxyd.onion
 cflarejlah424meosswvaeqzb54rtdetr4xva6mq2bm2hfcx5isaglid.onion
 cflaresuje2rb7w2u3w43pn4luxdi6o7oatv6r2zrfb5xvsugj35d2qd.onion
 cflareer7qekzp3zeyqvcfktxfrmncse4ilc7trbf6bp6yzdabxuload.onion
 cflareub6dtu7nvs3kqmoigcjdwap2azrkx5zohb2yk7gqjkwoyotwqd.onion
 cflare2nge4h4yqr3574crrd7k66lil3torzbisz6uciyuzqc2h2ykyd.onion
 }}}

 ,

 {{{
 facebook alt-svc:
 h2="facebook2bvqdfaehz6kubuj7dl7cwyhsfhgub3ppmsygk5cejctolyd.onion:443";
 }}}
 ,
 https://www.privacytools.io/browsers/#browser
 {{{
 alt-svc:
 h2="privacy2zbidut4m4jyj3ksdqidzkw3uoip2vhvhbvwxbqux5xy5obyd.onion:443";
 ma=86400; persist=1
 }}}

 and so on

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