[tor-bugs] #11096 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Randomize MAC address before start of Tor

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#11096: Randomize MAC address before start of Tor
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 Reporter:  csoghoian                 |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  tbb-security              |  Actual Points:
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  assigned => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 I think I agree with the sentiment that randomizing the MAC address from
 Tor Browser land won't work. We could even argue that this is not in Tor
 Browser's threat model. One could use Tails for that, though.

 We should rather try to bump up our sandbox capabilities, so that an
 attacker can't get to the MAC address via an exploit in the browser.
 That's for a different ticket, though.

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