[tor-bugs] #16930 [Flashproxy]: The default facilitator seems to provide only a few servers.

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#16930: The default facilitator seems to provide only a few servers.
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     Reporter:  Arthur2e5   |      Owner:  dcf
         Type:  defect      |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  normal      |  Milestone:
    Component:  Flashproxy  |    Version:
   Resolution:  not a bug   |   Keywords:
Actual Points:              |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by dcf):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => not a bug


Comment:

 Thank you for this report. It's not a bug. There is supposed to be just
 one actual relay behind the multiple flash proxies. (In fact it has to be
 that way, because Tor clients using flash proxy are expecting a relay with
 a certain fingerprint.)

 The censorship resistance of flash proxy does not come from having a lot
 of websocket relays. It comes from having a lot of flash proxies (the
 JavaScript hop before the relay). That is what you are being when you run
 the flashproxy page.

 I don't know who runs all the other websocket relays. Some of them have
 similar nicknames, so they may be all related.

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