[tor-dev] The Torouter and the DreamPlug

[Runa A. Sandvik]

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Jacob Appelbaum <jacob at appelbaum.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Runa A. Sandvik <runa.sandvik at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Runa A. Sandvik <runa.sandvik at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 12:55 PM,  <andrew at torproject.org> wrote:
>> >> On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 01:56:25PM +0100, runa.sandvik at gmail.com wrote
>> >> 2.9K bytes in 75 lines about:
>> >> : The whole point with the Torouter is to allow more people to run a
>> >> : bridge or a relay, so I see a web interface as something mandatory.
>> >> So
>> >> : yeah, we'd have to make sure that the interface is secure.
>> >>
>> >> Right, so we have two torouters, an expert model which is the
>> >> dreamplug,
>> >> and a non-expert model which is the excito.
>> >>
>> >> Experts use ssh and follow some instructions for configuring their
>> >> device.  Plus, they get some cheap hardware to do whatever else they
>> >> want to do with it.
>> >
>> > Do you think we should ship the plugs as they are, or should we
>> > re-flash and harden first?
>>
>> After a short discussion with Andrew on IRC, we agreed on the
>> following plan; re-flash with debian, harden/lock down, install tor,
>> test and ship.
>>
>
>  We should automate this into a single script that will do this with any
> DreamPlug. Have you currently converted any of the DreamPlug devices to
> Debian? If so, what's the process and where is it documented? If not, how
> shall we proceed with it? I'll have my DreamPlug next week and I'm happy to
> experiment.

I haven't converted my DreamPlug to Debian yet, but will try to do
this over the weekend. I'll be sure to document the process as well.

-- 
Runa A. Sandvik