[tor-bugs] #2979 [Tor Relay]: hostname disclosure

Sun Apr 24 17:19:20 UTC 2011

#2979: hostname disclosure
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 Reporter:  tagnaq     |          Owner:                     
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new                
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:                     
Component:  Tor Relay  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.2.24-alpha
 Keywords:             |         Parent:                     
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:                     
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 If no Nickname in torrc is specified the local hostname is automatically
 used as Nickname (linux).
 This is not documented behaviour (manpage) and is in my opinion an
 information disclosure.

 The current behaviour should be explicitely documented in the "Nickname"
 option or the Nickname should default to "Unnamed" if not set in torrc.

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