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Date: 2013-11-19T14:53:41+00:00
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''21th issue of Tor Weekly News. Covering what's happening from November 12th, 2013 to November 19th, 2013. To be released on November 20th, 2013.''
-'''Editor: dope457'''
+'''Editor: dope457'''
-'''Status:''' FROZEN! Only technical and language fixes are now accepted. New items should go on [wiki:TorWeeklyNews/2013/21 next week's edition]. Expected publication time 2013-11-20 12:00 UTC.
+'''Status:''' FROZEN! Only technical and language fixes are now accepted. New items should go on [wiki:TorWeeklyNews/2013/21 next week's edition]. Expected publication time 2013-11-20 12:00 UTC.
'''Subject:''' Tor Weekly News — November 20th, 2013
@@ -11,156 +11,163 @@
Tor Weekly News November 20th, 2013
========================================================================
-Welcome to the twenty-first issue of Tor Weekly News, the weekly newsletter that
-covers what is happening in the XXX Tor community.
+Welcome to the twenty-first issue of Tor Weekly News, the weekly
+newsletter that covers what is happening in the Tor community.
tor 0.2.4.18-rc is out
----------------------
On the 16th of November, Roger Dingledine released the fourth release
-candidate for the tor 0.2.4.x series [XXX].
-As Roger puts it: “It takes a variety of fixes from the 0.2.5.x branch
-to improve stability, performance, and better handling of edge cases.”
-Readers curious for more details can look at the announcement for the
-complete list of changes.
+candidate for the tor 0.2.4.x series [1]. As Roger puts it: “It takes a
+variety of fixes from the 0.2.5.x branch to improve stability,
+performance, and better handling of edge cases.” Readers curious for
+more details can look at the announcement for the complete list of
+changes.
-The source is available [XXX] as well as updated Debian packages [XXX].
-All relay operators should upgrade. Updated Tor Browser Bundles
-are in the making and should be available shortly.
+The source is available [2] as well as updated Debian packages [3]. All
+relay operators should upgrade. Updated Tor Browser Bundles are in the
+making and should be available shortly.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031110.html
- [XXX] https://www.torproject.org/dist/
- [XXX] https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html#development
+ [1] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031110.html
+ [2] https://www.torproject.org/dist/
+ [3] https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html#development
USB Sticks for Tails
--------------------
-It is often recommended to run Tails from a read-only medium in order to prevent any malware
-to permanently mess with the system. “CD is best, but many
-devices these days don't have an optical drive, and handling CDs is not
-as convenient as a USB stick” wrote Moritz Bartl on tor-talk [XXX].
+It is often recommended to run Tails from a read-only medium in order to
+prevent any malware to permanently mess with the system. “CD is best,
+but many devices these days don’t have an optical drive, and handling
+CDs is not as convenient as a USB stick” wrote Moritz Bartl on
+tor-talk [4].
-It looks like one of the very few specific brand of USB sticks available in Germany
-that had a proper hardware protection switch can no longer be used to boot Tails.
-Moritz ended up contacting various Chinese suppliers. “Even there, the
-selection of sticks with write protection is very limited” but eventually
-one model was found acceptable. Moritz intend to re-sell a bulk of them at
-the upcoming 30C3 in Hamburg [XXX].
+It looks like one of the very few specific brand of USB sticks available
+in Germany that had a proper hardware protection switch can no longer be
+used to boot Tails. Moritz ended up contacting various Chinese
+suppliers. “Even there, the selection of sticks with write protection is
+very limited” but eventually one model was found acceptable. Moritz
+intend to re-sell a bulk of them at the upcoming 30C3 in Hamburg [5].
-Feel free to join the discussion or contact Moritz privately for more details.
+Feel free to join the discussion or contact Moritz privately for more
+details.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031092.html
- [XXX] https://events.ccc.de/congress/2013/
+ [4] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031092.html
+ [5] https://events.ccc.de/congress/2013/
New version of check.torproject.org
-----------------------------------
-On the 15th of November, regular users of the Tor Browser Bundle have probably noticed
-a change in their preferred welcome page. Andrew Lewman had just switched check.torproject.org
-to a new version [XXX] written by Arlo Breault in Go [XXX]. The new codebase [XXX]
-should allow the service to better handle the increasingly high number of connections. Several
-fixes [XXX] were also made during the reimplementation regarding wording, translations and other
-meaningful details.
+On the 15th of November, regular users of the Tor Browser Bundle have
+probably noticed a change in their preferred welcome page. Andrew Lewman
+had just switched check.torproject.org to a new version [6] written by
+Arlo Breault in Go [7]. The new codebase [8] should allow the service to
+better handle the increasingly high number of connections. Several
+fixes [9] were also made during the reimplementation regarding wording,
+translations and other meaningful details.
-Please report any issues you encounter to the “Tor Check” component of the
-Tor bug tracker.
+Please report any issues you encounter to the “Tor Check” component of
+the Tor bug tracker.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031126.html
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9529
- [XXX] https://gitweb.torproject.org/check.git
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=closed&changetime=2013-11-15..&component=Tor+Check
+ [6] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031126.html
+ [7] https://bugs.torproject.org/9529
+ [8] https://gitweb.torproject.org/check.git
+ [9] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=closed&changetime=2013-11-15..&component=Tor+Check
Current state of the proposals
------------------------------
In 2007, Tor developers settled on a formal process for changes in Tor
-specifications or other major changes [XXX]. At this heart of this process
-in the “proposal” documents that are discussed on the tor-dev mailing list [XXX]
-and archived in the “torspec” Git repository [XXX].
+specifications or other major changes [10]. At this heart of this
+process in the “proposal” documents that are discussed on the tor-dev
+mailing list [11] and archived in the “torspec” Git repository [12].
-Last week, Nick Mathewson took a closer look at what have changed since the
-last round up [XXX] he did in June last year. Since then [XXX], 16 proposals has
-been implemented in tor 0.2.3, 0.2.4 and 0.2.5 and two have been superseded
-or deemed unhelpful.
+Last week, Nick Mathewson took a closer look at what have changed since
+the last round up [13] he did in June last year. Since then [14], 16
+proposals has been implemented in tor 0.2.3, 0.2.4 and 0.2.5 and two
+have been superseded or deemed unhelpful.
-Nick subsequently posted [XXX] a review of all “open”, “needs-revision”, and
-“needs-research” proposals. They are many different tasks to be picked
-by someone who wishes to help Tor in these 42 proposals, be it by doing research,
-code, leading discussions or more in-depth analysis.
+Nick subsequently posted [15] a review of all “open”, “needs-revision”,
+and “needs-research” proposals. They are many different tasks to be
+picked by someone who wishes to help Tor in these 42 proposals, be it by
+doing research, code, leading discussions or more in-depth analysis.
- [XXX] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob/HEAD:/proposals/001-process.txt
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-dev
- [XXX] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/HEAD:/proposals
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2012-June/003641.html
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005797.html
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005798.html
+ [10] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob/HEAD:/proposals/001-process.txt
+ [11] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-dev
+ [12] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/HEAD:/proposals
+ [13] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2012-June/003641.html
+ [14] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005797.html
+ [15] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005798.html
Miscellaneous news
------------------
-Radu Rădeanu came up with a workaround [XXX] for Tor users on Ubuntu 13.10
-which temporarily fixes keyboard bug in 64-bit Tor Browser Bundles when
-used in combination with IBus.
+Radu Rădeanu came up with a workaround [16] for Tor users on Ubuntu
+13.10 which temporarily fixes keyboard bug in 64-bit Tor Browser Bundles
+when used in combination with IBus.
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9353#comment:38
+ [16] https://bugs.torproject.org/9353#comment:38
-Roger Dingledine calls for help [XXX] in the collection of the new Tor related articles in the press [XXX].
-“According to the website [XXX] the last time there was a meaningful article about Tor was July 1st.
-This is very far from the case.” If you want to help, just edit the wiki page [XXX].
+Roger Dingledine calls for help [17] in the collection of the new Tor
+related articles in the press [18]. “According to the website [19] the
+last time there was a meaningful article about Tor was July 1st. This is
+very far from the case.” If you want to help, just edit the wiki
+page [20].
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031134.html
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10182
- [XXX] https://www.torproject.org/press/press
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorArticles
+ [17] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031134.html
+ [18] https://bugs.torproject.org/10182
+ [19] https://www.torproject.org/press/press
+ [20] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorArticles
-Firefox 24 is soon going to replace version 17 as “stable” supported release by Mozilla.
-intrigeri has completed his work in updating Tails' browser to the point where it “is good
-enough for Tails 0.22” [XXX]. Builds from the “feature/ff24” are available [XXX] for
-wider testing.
+Firefox 24 is soon going to replace version 17 as “stable” supported
+release by Mozilla. intrigeri has completed his work in updating Tails’
+browser to the point where it “is good enough for Tails 0.22” [21].
+Builds from the “feature/ff24” are available [22] for wider testing.
- [XXX] https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-November/004165.html
- [XXX] http://nightly.tails.boum.org/build_Tails_ISO_feature-ff24/
+ [21] https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-November/004165.html
+ [22] http://nightly.tails.boum.org/build_Tails_ISO_feature-ff24/
-Andreas Jonsson released [XXX] initial sandboxed version of the TBB 3.0 series
-which is ready for testing [XXX]. This security feature should prevent an exploit
-from stealing user data : the Tor Browser will not be allowed to execute
-any programs, nor will it be allowed to read or modify data on disk except
-in the users “downloads”-folder and its own profile. The sandbox is currently
-only supported on OS X 10.9 “but making it work all the way down to 10.6
-is not unlikely”.
+Andreas Jonsson released [23] initial sandboxed version of the TBB 3.0
+series which is ready for testing [24]. This security feature should
+prevent an exploit from stealing user data : the Tor Browser will not be
+allowed to execute any programs, nor will it be allowed to read or
+modify data on disk except in the users “downloads”-folder and its own
+profile. The sandbox is currently only supported on OS X 10.9 “but
+making it work all the way down to 10.6 is not unlikely”.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031111.html
- [XXX] https://github.com/trams242/tor-browser-bundle
+ [23] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031111.html
+ [24] https://github.com/trams242/tor-browser-bundle
-Check Mike Perry's october report to see what he has been up to in October [XXX].
+Check Mike Perry’s october report to see what he has been up to in
+October [25].
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000384.html
+ [25] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000384.html
Tor Help Desk Roundup
---------------------
-Users have asked the help desk for support connecting to IRC through Tor.
-There are some guides on sending IRC traffic through Tor on the wiki [XXX,XXX].
-Tails also comes with Pidgin preconfigured for IRC [XXX].
-However, it will not matter if the IRC client is correctly configured if the
-if the intended IRC network blocks all Tor users. For example, users trying
-to connect to synIRC through Tor will receive a message telling them their computer
-is part of a botnet.
+Users have asked the help desk for support connecting to IRC through
+Tor. There are some guides on sending IRC traffic through Tor on the
+wiki [26,27]. Tails also comes with Pidgin preconfigured for IRC [28].
+However, it will not matter if the IRC client is correctly configured if
+the if the intended IRC network blocks all Tor users. For example, users
+trying to connect to synIRC through Tor will receive a message telling
+them their computer is part of a botnet.
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/InstantMessaging
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/IrcSilc
- [XXX] https://tails.boum.org/doc/anonymous_internet/pidgin/
+ [26] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/InstantMessaging
+ [27] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/IrcSilc
+ [28] https://tails.boum.org/doc/anonymous_internet/pidgin/
-Users will occasionally ask for support using Tor on ChromeOS. ChromeOS is based
-on Linux, so it is theoretically possible to run the Linux Tor Browser Bundle on
-ChromeOS. In practice, the Chromebook prevents users from executing new software
-on their computers without putting their Chromebook into developer mode, and making
-other modifications to their device [XXX]. Anyone who has successfully run the Tor
-Browser Bundle on ChromeOS is invited to describe their experiences on the Tor Project
-wiki. As of this writing, there is no documented way of running Tor Browser Bundle on
-ChromeOS.
+Users will occasionally ask for support using Tor on ChromeOS. ChromeOS
+is based on Linux, so it is theoretically possible to run the Linux Tor
+Browser Bundle on ChromeOS. In practice, the Chromebook prevents users
+from executing new software on their computers without putting their
+Chromebook into developer mode, and making other modifications to their
+device [29]. Anyone who has successfully run the Tor Browser Bundle on
+ChromeOS is invited to describe their experiences on the Tor Project
+wiki. As of this writing, there is no documented way of running Tor
+Browser Bundle on ChromeOS.
- [XXX] http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/security-overview
+ [29] http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/security-overview
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version 36
Author: lunar
Date: 2013-11-19T14:49:52+00:00
simplify piece about tor 0.2.4.18-rc
--- version 35
+++ version 36
@@ -14,41 +14,23 @@
Welcome to the twenty-first issue of Tor Weekly News, the weekly newsletter that
covers what is happening in the XXX Tor community.
-Tor 0.2.4.18-rc is out
+tor 0.2.4.18-rc is out
----------------------
-On Saturday, 16th of November Roger Dingledine released new version [XXX],
-in fact the fourth release candidate for the Tor 0.2.4.x series.
-As Roger puts it “It takes a variety of fixes from the 0.2.5.x branch
+On the 16th of November, Roger Dingledine released the fourth release
+candidate for the tor 0.2.4.x series [XXX].
+As Roger puts it: “It takes a variety of fixes from the 0.2.5.x branch
to improve stability, performance, and better handling of edge cases.”
+Readers curious for more details can look at the announcement for the
+complete list of changes.
-According to Roger major feature of this release is:
-
-- Re-enabling TLS 1.1 and 1.2 when built with OpenSSL 1.0.1e or later [XXX].
-
-Along with major bugfixes:
-
-- No longer stop reading or writing on cpuworker connections when our rate
- limiting buckets go empty. Now we should handle circuit handshake requests
- more promptly [XXX].
-- If we are unable to save a microdescriptor to the journal, do not drop
- it from memory and then reattempt downloading it [XXX].
-- Stop trying to bootstrap all our directory information from only our
- first guard [XXX].
-- The new channel code sometimes lost track of in-progress circuits,
- causing long-running clients to stop building new circuits. The
- fix is to always call circuit_n_chan_done(chan, 0) from channel_closed() [XXX].
-
-For minor features and bugfixes see the full changelog [XXX] and please
-be sure to upgrade [XXX].
+The source is available [XXX] as well as updated Debian packages [XXX].
+All relay operators should upgrade. Updated Tor Browser Bundles
+are in the making and should be available shortly.
[XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031110.html
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6055
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9731
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9645
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9946
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9776
[XXX] https://www.torproject.org/dist/
+ [XXX] https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html#development
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