Re: [tor-talk] Security Analysis of Instant Messenger TorChat

2016-05-13 Thread Blake Hadley
On 5/13/16 3:39 PM, m...@beroal.in.ua wrote: > "TorChat processes contact requests and updates the contact > list without asking the user's consent." "An attacker can > exploit this to add arbitrary contacts to the victim's contact list. > . ." OMG, does any IM client allow this? I

Re: [tor-talk] Security Analysis of Instant Messenger TorChat

2016-05-13 Thread me
"TorChat processes contact requests and updates the contact list without asking the user's consent." "An attacker can exploit this to add arbitrary contacts to the victim's contact list. . ." OMG, does any IM client allow this? On 11.05.16 17:00, Arnis wrote: FYI: http://kodu.u

Re: [tor-talk] FBI harassing Tor devs

2016-05-13 Thread Oskar Wendel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 isis : > However, (as the warrant canary text states) "The OpenPGP signature on this > warrant canary has a pre-determined expiration date that coincides with the > date on which this canary will die." Don't you think six months is a bit too long? Wh

[tor-talk] Can the Tor network benefit from client routers?

2016-05-13 Thread Rob van der Hoeven
Hi folks, Lately I started running Tor on an OpenWrt router. Moving Tor from your computer(s) to the router can change the Tor-network landscape. Routers have the most direct Internet connection and they run 24/7. This opens up the opportunity to donate bandwidth to the Tor-network, and while a