* Ian Clarke <ian.clarke at gmail.com> [2008-08-14 14:01:25]:
> I've created a wiki page with my ideas, please flesh out/edit.
>
> http://wiki.freenetproject.org/WarningTextDraft
>
> Ian.
>
As I was explaining to toad on IRC it's not a matter of threat level but
threat model:
- is the presumed attacker monitoring the network?
- is it possible for him to seize the datastore?
- what kind of resource do we assume he has access to?
NextGen$
> > ** If your life and liberty depend on Freenet's security, click here.
> >
> > GO AWAY YOU FOOL! Seriously, Freenet has known security flaws in its design
> > as
> > well as its implementation. Please consider your options very carefully; no
> > anonymity system is completely safe. Click here for some known attacks on
> > Freenet. Click here for some hints for the extremely paranoid.
> >
> > ** If you need it to be difficult for your ISP, the government etc to
> > determine that you are running Freenet, if Freenet may be blocked by your
> > national firewall in the near future, or if you expect to be actively
> > attacked, click here.
> >
> > You will need to only connect to Friends to use this mode. This greatly
> > improves your security, because you are only directly vulnerable to people
> > you trust, who you have added connections to. All the basic paranoia options
> > are enabled, but please note that Freenet is still under development, no
> > anonymity system is perfect, and there are <link>known attacks and design
> > flaws.</link> In particular, your ISP can probably detect Freenet nodes
> > (with
> > some work), your Friends may be able to attack you, and with a great deal of
> > effort governments etc can probably trace content authors.
> >
> > ** If you are mildly paranoid, click here.
> >
> > Freenet has basic paranoia options enabled. You can greatly improve your
> > security in the long run by getting connections to your friends, and turning
> > off connections to strangers.
> >
> > ** If you are not paranoid at all, click here.
> >
> > Freenet will be configured for maximum performance and minimum security.
> > Don't
> > blame us if it stops working when your government blocks it, if your peers
> > can tell what you are browsing, if the Bad Guys come and get you!
> >
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