[tor-bugs] #5937 [Obfsproxy]: Update Obfsproxy Tor Browser Bundles

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#5937: Update Obfsproxy Tor Browser Bundles
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 Reporter:  runa       |          Owner:  sebastian
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  assigned 
 Priority:  blocker    |      Milestone:           
Component:  Obfsproxy  |        Version:           
 Keywords:             |         Parent:           
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:           
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Comment(by asn):

 Replying to [comment:11 phobos]:
 > Here's my radical proposal, obfsproxy bundles should not exist.
 obfsproxy should be an option inside the normal Tor Browser Bundle. After
 talking to asn about this, it seems the next steps are:
 >
 >  1. Tor 0.2.3x needs to go stable
 >  2. TBB includes tor-0.2.3.x
 >  3. Vidalia needs some sort of obfsproxy switch.
 >  4. bridgedb needs to handle obfsproxy bridges (or all bridges need to
 be obfsproxy bridges by default).
 >


 I find your radical proposal a good idea.

 I was thinking of how ''Vidalia needs some sort of obfsproxy switch.''
 should happen. Maybe when the `My ISP blocks connections to the Tor
 network...` Vidalia button is clicked, a `ClientTransportPlugin` line
 should be added to the config (or is this usually done through the control
 protocol? If so, then this has to be implemented in tor.git.).

 At this point the user should be able to add new obfs2 bridges through
 Vidalia (which I think is implemented), and the user should be able to
 retrieve obfs2 bridges through bridgedb (#4568: implemented but not
 deployed yet).

 > Most of the problem is that our build and support people are overloaded,
 and building more bundles is just added pain and stress for selective
 gain.
 >

 True.

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