[tor-commits] r26589: {website} Adding 'Relay Web Status Panel' Adding a project I'm interes (website/trunk/getinvolved/en)

[Damian Johnson]

Author: atagar
Date: 2014-02-05 17:01:31 +0000 (Wed, 05 Feb 2014)
New Revision: 26589

Modified:
   website/trunk/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml
Log:
Adding 'Relay Web Status Panel'

Adding a project I'm interested in mentoring this summer.



Modified: website/trunk/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml
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--- website/trunk/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml	2014-02-05 03:18:48 UTC (rev 26588)
+++ website/trunk/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml	2014-02-05 17:01:31 UTC (rev 26589)
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@
     <p>
     <b>Project Ideas:</b><br />
     <i><a href="#txtorcon-stemIntegration">Txtorcon/Stem Integration</a></i><br />
+    <i><a href="#relayWebPanel">Relay Web Status Panel </a></i><br />
     </p>
 
     <a id="project-txtorcon"></a>
@@ -917,6 +918,53 @@
     bonus points if it's Twisted.</p>
     </li>
 
+    <a id="relayWebPanel"></a>
+    <li>
+    <b>Relay Web Status Panel</b>
+    <br>
+    Effort Level: <i>Medium</i>
+    <br>
+    Skill Level: <i>Medium</i>
+    <br>
+    Likely Mentors: <i>Damian (atagar)</i>
+    <p>
+    Relay operators presently have a couple options for monitoring the status
+    of their relay: <a
+    href="https://www.torproject.org/getinvolved/volunteer.html.en#project-vidalia">Vidalia</a>
+    which is a gui and <a href="https://www.atagar.com/arm/">arm</a> which uses
+    curses. This project would be to make a new kind of monitor specifically
+    for relay operators that provides a status dashboard site on localhost.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+    The interface will likely <a
+    href="https://www.atagar.com/arm/screenshots.php">borrow heavily from
+    arm</a>, except of course in areas where we can improve upon it. Two
+    important design constraints is that a localhost controller provides a
+    bigger attack surface than guis or curses, so we should be a little more
+    wary of what it does. This should be a read-only controller (ie, you can't
+    *do* anything to the relay) and by default not surface any sensitive
+    information (such as arm's connection panel).
+    </p>
+    <p>
+    This project will likely include two parts: an AJAX site and a localhost
+    daemon to fulfill those requests. <a
+    href="https://stem.torproject.org/">Stem</a> is the backend of arm, and can
+    be used to get everything you see in arm's interface (making it a natural
+    choice for the daemon). That said, this project might entail some Stem
+    improvements if we run across any gaps.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+    Applicants should be familiar with Python, JavaScript, and learn about
+    <a href="https://stem.torproject.org/">Stem</a>. <b>As part of your
+    application for this project please make both mockups of the interface and
+    a proof of concept demo application using JS to surface something with
+    Stem. <a
+    href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/stem/bugs">Involvement
+    with Stem development</a> during the application process is also a big
+    plus.</b>
+    </p>
+    </li>
+
     <a id="httpsImpersonation"></a>
     <li>
     <b>HTTPS Server Impersonation</b>