[tbb-bugs] #21321 [Applications/Tor Browser]: .onion HTTP is shown as non-secure in Tor Browser
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#21321: .onion HTTP is shown as non-secure in Tor Browser
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Reporter: cypherpunks | Owner: tbb-
| team
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: High | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Blocker | Resolution:
Keywords: ff52-esr, tbb-usability, ux-team, | Actual Points:
TorBrowserTeam201706 |
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Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Comment (by yawning):
Replying to [comment:28 cypherpunks]:
> Replying to [comment:27 yawning]:
> > How is using a site over Tor through an exit, with a CA signed TLS
cert any less secure than using an `onion` over HTTP.
>
> There's the risk of MiTM by the exit, or due to the flawed CA system
itself - as happened in the past for Tor Project infrastructure with CA
DigiNotar [1], in comparison with a 0 risk for a MiTM with onion services.
HSTS is a thing.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21321#comment:29>
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