[tor-commits] [torspec/master] Update status on proposals 198, 205, 207
nickm at torproject.org
nickm at torproject.org
Wed Dec 26 04:26:20 UTC 2012
commit aa1fbf4cb30054584ee1535c8326725d9eb74f64
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date: Tue Dec 25 23:26:16 2012 -0500
Update status on proposals 198, 205, 207
---
proposals/000-index.txt | 12 ++++++------
proposals/198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt | 2 +-
proposals/205-local-dnscache.txt | 10 +++++++++-
proposals/207-directory-guards.txt | 13 +++----------
4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/proposals/000-index.txt b/proposals/000-index.txt
index 49a1985..7307eb5 100644
--- a/proposals/000-index.txt
+++ b/proposals/000-index.txt
@@ -118,16 +118,16 @@ Proposals by number:
195 TLS certificate normalization for Tor 0.2.4.x [DRAFT]
196 Extended ORPort and TransportControlPort [OPEN]
197 Message-based Inter-Controller IPC Channel [OPEN]
-198 Restore semantics of TLS ClientHello [ACCEPTED]
+198 Restore semantics of TLS ClientHello [FINISHED]
199 Integration of BridgeFinder and BridgeFinderHelper [OPEN]
200 Adding new, extensible CREATE, EXTEND, and related cells [OPEN]
201 Make bridges report statistics on daily v3 network status requests [OPEN]
202 Two improved relay encryption protocols for Tor cells [OPEN]
203 Avoiding censorship by impersonating an HTTPS server [DRAFT]
204 Subdomain support for Hidden Service addresses [OPEN]
-205 Remove global client-side DNS caching [OPEN]
+205 Remove global client-side DNS caching [CLOSED]
206 Preconfigured directory sources for bootstrapping [CLOSED]
-207 Directory guards [OPEN]
+207 Directory guards [CLOSED]
208 IPv6 Exits Redux [FINISHED]
209 Tuning the Parameters for the Path Bias Defense [OPEN]
210 Faster Headless Consensus Bootstrapping [OPEN]
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ Proposals by status:
201 Make bridges report statistics on daily v3 network status requests [for 0.2.4.x]
202 Two improved relay encryption protocols for Tor cells
204 Subdomain support for Hidden Service addresses
- 205 Remove global client-side DNS caching
- 207 Directory guards [for 0.2.4.x]
209 Tuning the Parameters for the Path Bias Defense [for 0.2.4.x+]
210 Faster Headless Consensus Bootstrapping [for 0.2.4.x+]
211 Internal Mapaddress for Tor Configuration Testing [for 0.2.4.x+]
@@ -197,7 +195,6 @@ Proposals by status:
172 GETINFO controller option for circuit information
173 GETINFO Option Expansion
186 Multiple addresses for one OR or bridge [for 0.2.4.x+]
- 198 Restore semantics of TLS ClientHello [for 0.2.4.x]
META:
000 Index of Tor Proposals
001 The Tor Proposal Process
@@ -213,6 +210,7 @@ Proposals by status:
161 Computing Bandwidth Adjustments [for 0.2.1.x]
162 Publish the consensus in multiple flavors [in 0.2.3.1-alpha]
180 Pluggable transports for circumvention [in 0.2.3.x]
+ 198 Restore semantics of TLS ClientHello [for 0.2.4.x]
208 IPv6 Exits Redux [for 0.2.4.x] [in 0.2.4.7-alpha]
CLOSED:
101 Voting on the Tor Directory System [in 0.2.0.x]
@@ -254,7 +252,9 @@ Proposals by status:
184 Miscellaneous changes for a v3 Tor link protocol [for 0.2.3.x]
187 Reserve a cell type to allow client authorization [for 0.2.3.x]
193 Safe cookie authentication for Tor controllers
+ 205 Remove global client-side DNS caching [in 0.2.4.7-alpha.]
206 Preconfigured directory sources for bootstrapping [in 0.2.4.7-alpha]
+ 207 Directory guards [for 0.2.4.x]
SUPERSEDED:
112 Bring Back Pathlen Coin Weight
113 Simplifying directory authority administration
diff --git a/proposals/198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt b/proposals/198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt
index c3b74c6..c40da64 100644
--- a/proposals/198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt
+++ b/proposals/198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Filename: 198-restore-clienthello-semantics.txt
Title: Restore semantics of TLS ClientHello
Author: Nick Mathewson
Created: 19-Mar-2012
-Status: Accepted
+Status: Finished
Target: 0.2.4.x
Status:
diff --git a/proposals/205-local-dnscache.txt b/proposals/205-local-dnscache.txt
index e25e456..624e793 100644
--- a/proposals/205-local-dnscache.txt
+++ b/proposals/205-local-dnscache.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@ Filename: 205-local-dnscache.txt
Title: Remove global client-side DNS caching
Author: Nick Mathewson
Created: 20 July 2012
-Status: Open
+Implemented-In: 0.2.4.7-alpha.
+Status: Closed
+-1. STATUS
+
+ In 0.2.4.7-alpha, client-side DNS caching is off by default; there
+ didn't seem to be much benefit in having per-circuit caches. I'm
+ leaving the original proposal below in tact for historical reasons.
+ -Nick
+
0. Overview
This proposal suggests that, for reasons of security, we move
diff --git a/proposals/207-directory-guards.txt b/proposals/207-directory-guards.txt
index d0563be..8d21d3e 100644
--- a/proposals/207-directory-guards.txt
+++ b/proposals/207-directory-guards.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Filename: 207-directory-guards.txt
Title: Directory guards
Author: Nick Mathewson
Created: 10-Oct-2012
-Status: Open
+Status: Closed
Target: 0.2.4.x
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Proposal:
guards as those nodes are down, clients should also pick a small-ish set
of directory guard nodes, to persist in Tor's state file.
- Clients should not pick their own guards as directory guards, or pick
- their directory guards as regular guards.
+ Clients should, as much as possible, use their regular guards as their
+ directory guards.
When downloading a regular directory object (that is, not a hidden
service descriptor), clients should prefer their directory guards
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ Proposal:
guards and try them, and then use their directory guards to fetch multiple
descriptors in parallel.
-Discussion:
-
- The rule that the set of guards and the set of directory guards need to
- be disjoint, and the rule that multiple directory guards need to be
- providing descriptors, are both attempts to make it harder for a
- single node to capture a route.
-
Open questions and notes:
What properties does a node need to be a suitable directory guard?
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