[tbb-bugs] #20111 [Applications/Tor Browser]: use Unix domain sockets for SOCKS port by default

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#20111: use Unix domain sockets for SOCKS port by default
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 Reporter:  mcs                                  |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-torbutton, tbb-security, tbb-    |  Actual Points:
  sandboxing, TorBrowserTeam201610R              |
Parent ID:  #14270                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by mcs):

 * keywords:  tbb-torbutton, tbb-security, TorBrowserTeam201610 => tbb-
     torbutton, tbb-security, tbb-sandboxing, TorBrowserTeam201610R
 * status:  needs_revision => needs_review


Comment:

 Here are revised patches for Tor Launcher and Torbutton:
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/brade/tor-
 launcher.git/commit/?h=bug20111-03&id=6ac80cecfc53371791c5b492b22e280abb8ca181

 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/brade/torbutton.git/commit/?h=bug20111-02&id=6d36b290c8064b19eb9b931f137131bc9cc47529

 We had to include a copy of Tor Launcher's string unescape code in
 Torbutton, which is a little annoying but seems like the best alternative
 for now (eventually, we should make it so everything uses Arthur's tor-
 control-port.js module or its successor).

 #20261 is still an outstanding problem.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/20111#comment:19>
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