Matthew Toseland <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> wrote: > Thoughts? An obvious criticism is this is quite long, but nextgens has made > significant progress in stripping down the rest of the wizard, and this stuff > is more obviously related to what Freenet is for so I doubt users will be > greatly distressed by it...
I like this setup. It could make sense to keep network and treachery level separate since two common scenarios might be: I live in China, I'm scared of the government and I choose my friends carefully (network = high, friends = low/medium), or I live in the US, I'm not that worried about the government but I've never met any of these random friends on IRC (network = low/medium, friends = high). Here's a stab at shortening the text a bit: REMOTE ATTACKERS: NETWORK THREAT LEVEL How concerned are you about powerful organizations (government, ISP, etc) attempting to monitor or block your use of Freenet? HIGH: I intend to access information that could get me arrested, imprisoned, or worse. I am worried about my government or ISP blocking Freenet. I understand that Freenet is experimental and *cannot* ensure security against certain known attacks, but I accept the risks compared to the alternatives. Freenet will not connect to unknown nodes, so **you must have at least 5 friends already using Freenet to select this mode**. MEDIUM: I live in a relatively free country, but I would like to make it more difficult for others to monitor my communications. Freenet will be reasonably careful to protect your anonymity, at some performance cost. Freenet will automatically connect to unknown nodes. We recommend that you add friends running Freenet and upgrade to HIGH. LOW: I do not care about monitoring and want maximum performance. It may be quite easy for others to discover my identity. INSIDE ATTACKERS: FRIENDS THREAT LEVEL How concerned are you about those you add as friends attempting to monitor your activities, either deliberately or as a result of their computers being compromised? (This is a default level and can be overriden on a per-friend basis.) HIGH: I would like Freenet to take extra precautions to avoid attacks from friends. Freenet will not share any additional information with friends. MEDIUM: I am not overly concerned about attacks from friends, but I would like Freenet to take reasonable precautions at some performance cost. Freenet will share a limited amount of information with friends. LOW: I am not concerned about attacks from friends. I trust my friends and their computer security abilities. Freenet will trust friends fully. PHYSICAL THREAT LEVEL: How concerned are you about your computer being physically seized and examined? HIGH: I am concerned. Freenet will use additional hard drive encryption. LOW: I am not concerned. Freenet will use only basic encryption. theo
