[tor-bugs] #2653 [Tor]: Support more stable guards for live CDs

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Mon Oct 15 18:34:44 UTC 2012


#2653: Support more stable guards for live CDs
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 Reporter:  nickm        |          Owner:                  
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Tor          |        Version:                  
 Keywords:  tor-client   |         Parent:                  
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:                  
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Comment(by proper):

 Replying to [comment:2 nickm]:
 > Hm.  An extra track on the livecd, full of random bits, would be a great
 way to do a seed.

 I guess some people will use it to store encrypted data to have Plausible
 Deniability [1] [2] [3] An adversary could claim that it contains
 encrypted data.

 Not saying this is bad. Just something to consider.

 [1] http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=plausible-deniability
 [2] http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/
 [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniability

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