[tor-bugs] #2764 [Tor Bridge]: analyze security tradeoffs from using a socks proxy vs a bridge to reach the Tor network

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#2764: analyze security tradeoffs from using a socks proxy vs a bridge to reach
the Tor network
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 Reporter:  arma        |          Owner:                     
     Type:  task        |         Status:  new                
 Priority:  normal      |      Milestone:  Deliverable-May2011
Component:  Tor Bridge  |        Version:                     
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Comment(by arma):

 Sebastian points out that a proxy in the middle, like a bridge whose
 fingerprint you don't know, gets to control what points you can extend to.
 This could make worse the problem of your first hop refusing to extend to
 second hops that it can't control/observe.

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