[tor-talk] Different degree of identification -> trustworthiness of Tor Relay operators

[Alexis Wattel]

‎Hello all,‎

> I would like to propose the topic of introducing a certain degree of
> verification, in order to obtain certain responsibilities:‎

On the contrary, I think that this feature could be dangerous.
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For some of the  adversaries Tor has, it would be actually very simple to falsify various types of ID checks. ‎
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Indeed, secret services, among others, are already very keen on hiding their activities through dozens of fake cover companies and identities.‎
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To distinguishing the fake from the legitimate ones would ‎therefore be very difficult.
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Evil Tor operators would thereby gain a false sense of legitimacy which, in the end, helps no one combating them.

Detecting them could require more of a black box‎ type approach, based only on behavorial facts. Or other metadata that is not so misleadingly forgeable.

Sadly, this is not an easy problem to fix.

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  Message d'origine  
De: Fabio Pietrosanti (naif) - lists
Envoyé: jeudi 28 janvier 2016 10:35‎

Actually a Tor relay do have a Contact information, with untrustuctured
data in it where i can type "Hello, i'm mikey mouse, write me to
cybercommand at nsa.gov".

Now, we know that inside the Tor networks the Tor relays may have
different roles and different responsibilities.

I would like to propose the topic of introducing a certain degree of
verification, in order to obtain certain responsibilities:
- Email validation (Email based check)
- Phone number validation (SMS based check)‎