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

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#2764: analyze security tradeoffs from using a socks proxy vs a bridge to reach
the Tor network
----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
 Reporter:  arma      |          Owner:  arma    
     Type:  task      |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  major     |      Milestone:          
Component:  Analysis  |        Version:          
 Keywords:            |         Parent:          
   Points:            |   Actualpoints:          
----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------

Comment(by arma):

 My conclusions remain "I don't see any huge roadblocks to having bridges
 that are just vanilla proxies. We should deploy them if we can make them
 usable, and maybe someday somebody will show us it was a bad idea."
 Similarly, for #3292, we should support "I don't care what fingerprint my
 bridge claims to have".

 This discussion ties into Sebastian's blog post:
 https://blog.torproject.org/blog/different-ways-use-bridge

 If you're using a bridge for reachability rather than security, we should
 remove as many barriers to continuing to use the bridge as we can.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2764#comment:4>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online