[or-cvs] fix a bug in the spec, and add a question about correct beh...

arma at seul.org arma at seul.org
Thu Nov 17 03:18:21 UTC 2005


Update of /home2/or/cvsroot/tor/doc
In directory moria:/home/arma/work/onion/cvs/tor/doc

Modified Files:
	tor-spec.txt 
Log Message:
fix a bug in the spec, and add a question about correct behavior. nick?


Index: tor-spec.txt
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RCS file: /home2/or/cvsroot/tor/doc/tor-spec.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.96
retrieving revision 1.97
diff -u -d -r1.96 -r1.97
--- tor-spec.txt	17 Nov 2005 01:10:41 -0000	1.96
+++ tor-spec.txt	17 Nov 2005 03:18:18 -0000	1.97
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
    include forwarded data.)
 
    All RELAY cells pertaining to the same tunneled stream have the
-   same stream ID.  StreamIDs are chosen randomly by the OP.  RELAY
+   same stream ID.  StreamIDs are chosen arbitrarily by the OP.  RELAY
    cells that affect the entire circuit rather than a particular
    stream use a StreamID of zero.
 
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@
    the relay payload which contain real payload data. The remainder of
    the payload is padded with NUL bytes.
 
+   [XXX If we receive a relay command we don't recognize, the current Tor
+   implementation closes the circuit. Is that the right approach or the
+   wrong approach? -RD]
+
 5.2. Opening streams and transferring data
 
    To open a new anonymized TCP connection, the OP chooses an open
@@ -974,3 +978,4 @@
    - Use a better AES mode that has built-in integrity checking,
      doesn't grow with the number of hops, is not patented, and
      is implemented and maintained by smart people.
+



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