[tor-relays] ContactInfo Information Sharing Specification Version 1 released

[nusenu]

Hi,

I'm happy to finally announce version 1 of the ContactInfo Information Sharing Specification:

https://github.com/nusenu/ContactInfo-Information-Sharing-Specification
This is an effort that started in 2017 as you can see on github.

Tor's ContactInfo field was primarily intended to contain an email address and 
PGP key fingerprint but since this field accepts an arbitrary string it has been used for 
multiple other purposes (website urls, donation information, bitcoin addresses, ...). 

This is a specification to formalize the ContactInfo string to:
- make provided information machine readable (could be used for Relay Search)
- improve the ability to contact relay operators
- allow the automatic attribution and verification that a relay is operated by a given entity
- increase information sharing among tor relay operators

Eran Sandler created a nice and simple to use generator based on the specification:
https://torcontactinfogenerator.netlify.app/

If you used the generator and specification in the past,
please regenerate your ContactInfo string, so it includes the version field.

I'm particularly looking forward to seeing many use the verifyurl field.

Overview of definied fields

    email
    pgp
    abuse
    operatorurl
    verifyurl
    keybase
    twitter
    mastodon
    matrix
    xmpp
    otr3
    ricochet
    hoster
    cost
    uplinkbw
    trafficacct
    memory
    cpu
    virtualization
    bitcoin
    zcash
    donationurl
    offlinemasterkey
    signingkeylifetime
    sandbox
    os
    tls
    aesni
    autoupdate
    confmgmt
    dnslocation
    dnsqname
    dnssec
    dnslocalrootzone
    CIISSversion


regards,
nusenu



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