[or-cvs] r12599: more progress on the geoip proposal (tor/trunk/doc/spec/proposals)

[Robert Hogan]

>Is it sufficient just to add a new GETINFO command?
>    GETINFO ip-to-country/128.31.0.34
>  250+ip-to-country/128.31.0.34="US","USA","UNITED STATES"

Other commands that would be useful:

1. 'getinfo servers/[COUNTRYCODE]' giving a list of servers with that 
countrycode
2. setconf  ExcludeCountryCodes
3. setconf IncludeCountryCodes

But why not absorb the countrycode into the server descriptor and have it 
assigned by the authorities?

This would:

- prevent possible partitioning attacks arising from different versions of the 
geoip db floating around (if bootstrap versions are supplied).
- save bandwidth (the db would be shared by authorities only)
- save client/relay processing power

Something like:

@downloaded-at 2007-11-29 19:45:13
@source "86.59.21.38"
@geoip US Boston X-ordinate Y-ordinate

maybe?


     
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