[tor-bugs] #31836 [Applications]: Idea for the realization of chats via the Tor network

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#31836: Idea for the realization of chats via the Tor network
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 Reporter:  Researching girl  |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications      |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal            |     Resolution:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * component:  Core Tor => Applications


Comment:

 Hi! This looks like more of a design proposal than a feature request or
 bug ticket.  I'd suggest having a look at other systems that have tried to
 implement communications over Tor, including Pond and Ricochet - you might
 be able to take ideas from them, or you might find that one of them is
 close to doing what you want.

 Generally that way I would proceed from there is to try to write up a
 complete protocol description, explaining all the messages, formats, and
 cryptography.  That way you can get closer review on the system's security
 before you get too far into the implementation.

 From your writing above, I can't tell whether you're proposing to do this
 with changes in Tor itself. I'd suggest that if possible you try to do it
 without, since adding features to Tor is generally tougher than writing an
 application that uses tor.  If it can't be done without changes to Tor,
 that's interesting, and we should look at the question of what minimal set
 of Tor features would let it support this kind of application.

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