Re: [tor-dev] Is it possible to specify voluntary delays in my Tor client?

2016-01-20 Thread David Stainton
The Differences Between Onion Routing and Mix Networks https://ritter.vg/blog-mix_and_onion_networks.html On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 5:42 AM, Virgil Griffith wrote: > I understand that the original Tor model is to set low-latency and > low-jitter as a constraint as to permit things like interactiv

Re: [tor-dev] Is it possible to specify voluntary delays in my Tor client?

2016-01-20 Thread Yawning Angel
On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 08:15:48 + David Stainton wrote: > The Differences Between Onion Routing and Mix Networks > https://ritter.vg/blog-mix_and_onion_networks.html Not implemented yet in tor (see prop 254), but this is the current state of the art in link padding as a traffic analysis defense.

[tor-dev] Is it possible to specify voluntary delays in my Tor client?

2016-01-20 Thread Spencer
Hi, > > grarpamp: > Higher latency, in and of itself, does not > provide any resistance to traffic > analysis. > Increase one-way and it will become unusable; nothing to see here. Wordlife, Spencer ___ tor-dev mailing list tor-dev@lists.torprojec

[tor-dev] Is it possible to specify voluntary delays in my Tor client?

2016-01-20 Thread Spencer
Hi, > > Yawning Angel: > the art [of] link padding > I remember this: eecs.harvard.edu/~htk/publication/2005-jit-cheng-kung-tan.pdf Wordlife, Spencer ___ tor-dev mailing list tor-dev@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman

[tor-dev] Entry/Exit node selection

2016-01-20 Thread Spencer
Hi, Yawning Angel: You can with the control port. Moving it to a first class feature would be a terrible idea for anyone that isn't a researcher Says a researcher (: Wordlife, Spencer ___ tor-dev mailing list tor-dev@lists.torproject.org https

[tor-dev] Proposals should have reviews. Let's make sure that happens. Here's a schedule.

2016-01-20 Thread Spencer
Hi, Lunar: Proposals are all kept in the “torspec” Git repository [and] in Nick Thanks for taking the time to share this!! Wordlife, Spencer ___ tor-dev mailing list tor-dev@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/list

[tor-dev] Proposal 247: Alternate Path Lengths

2016-01-20 Thread Mike Perry
While discussing proposal 247 with George yesterday, we realized that we still get security benefit from additional ephemeral hops beyond the vanguards themselves. Recall the high-level 247 path design is: C - L - M - S -- S - M - L - H Where: C = Client L = Long lived Layer1 guard M = M

Re: [tor-dev] Proposal 247: Alternate Path Lengths

2016-01-20 Thread George Kadianakis
Mike Perry writes: > While discussing proposal 247 with George yesterday, we realized that we > still get security benefit from additional ephemeral hops beyond the > vanguards themselves. > > Recall the high-level 247 path design is: > > C - L - M - S -- S - M - L - H > > Where: > C = Client

Re: [tor-dev] Proposal 247: Alternate Path Lengths

2016-01-20 Thread Mike Perry
George Kadianakis: > Mike Perry writes: > > > While discussing proposal 247 with George yesterday, we realized that we > > still get security benefit from additional ephemeral hops beyond the > > vanguards themselves. > > > > Recall the high-level 247 path design is: > > > > C - L - M - S -- S