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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2021-09-17 10:50:23 -0400
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2021-09-17 10:50:23 -0400
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Changes in version 0.4.7.1-alpha - 2021-09-17
This version is the first alpha release of the 0.4.7.x series. One major
- feature is the Vanguard Lite, from proposal 333, that help mitigate guard
- discovery attacks for onion services. It also includes numerous bugfixes.
+ feature is Vanguards Lite, from proposal 333, to help mitigate guard
+ discovery attacks against onion services. It also includes numerous bugfixes.
o Major features (Proposal 332, onion services, guard selection algorithm):
- Clients and onion services now choose four long-lived "layer 2"
guard relays for use as the middle hop in all onion circuits.
These relays are kept in place for a randomized duration averaging
- 1 week each. This mitigates guard discovery attacks against
+ 1 week. This mitigates guard discovery attacks against
clients and short-lived onion services such as OnionShare. Long-
lived onion services that need high security should still use the
Vanguards addon (https://github.com/mikeperry-tor/vanguards).
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ Changes in version 0.4.7.1-alpha - 2021-09-17
were using a set of flags from 2017. Closes ticket 40407.
o Minor features (testing configuration):
- - When TestingTorNetwork is enabled, skip the permission check on
- the hidden service directory. Closes ticket 40338.
-
- o Minor features (testing):
+ - When TestingTorNetwork is enabled, skip the permissions check on
+ hidden service directories. Closes ticket 40338.
- On a testing network, relays can now use the
TestingMinTimeToReportBandwidth option to change the smallest
amount of time over which they're willing to report their observed
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ Changes in version 0.4.7.1-alpha - 2021-09-17
immediately from startup. Previously, they waited until they had
been running for a full day. Closes ticket 40337.
- o Minor bugfix (onion service):
+ o Minor bugfixes (onion service):
- Do not flag an HSDir as non-running in case the descriptor upload
or fetch fails. An onion service closes pending directory
connections before uploading a new descriptor which leads to
@@ -62,16 +60,10 @@ Changes in version 0.4.7.1-alpha - 2021-09-17
o Minor bugfixes (control, sandbox):
- Allows the control command SAVECONF to succeed when the seccomp
- sandbox is enabled. Makes SAVECONF keep only one backup file to
+ sandbox is enabled. Makes SAVECONF keep only one backup file, to
simplify implementation. Fixes bug 40317; bugfix on 0.2.5.4-alpha.
Patch by Daniel Pinto.
- o Minor bugfixes (documentation):
- - Add a mention of the "fingerprint-ed25519" for relays in the tor.1
- man page. Also clarify the difference between the RSA-based
- "fingerprint" and "fingerprint-ed25519" files. Fixes bug 40467;
- bugfix on 0.4.3.1-alpha. Patch by Neel Chauhan.
-
o Minor bugfixes (heartbeat):
- Adjust the heartbeat log message about distinct clients to
consider the HeartbeatPeriod rather than a flat 6-hour delay.
@@ -83,7 +75,8 @@ Changes in version 0.4.7.1-alpha - 2021-09-17
Fixes bug 40453; bugfix on 0.4.5.1-alpha. Patch by Neel Chauhan.
o Minor bugfixes (statistics):
- - Fix the fencepost issue when we check stability_last_downrated
+ - Fix a fencepost issue when we check stability_last_downrated
+ that had caused us to call
where we call rep_hist_downrate_old_runs() twice. Fixes bug 40394;
bugfix on 0.2.0.5-alpha. Patch by Neel Chauhan.
@@ -95,6 +88,9 @@ Changes in version 0.4.7.1-alpha - 2021-09-17
- Add links to original tor design paper and anonbib to
docs/HACKING/README.1st.md. Closes ticket 33742. Patch from
Emily Bones.
+ - Describe the "fingerprint-ed25519" file the tor.1
+ man page. Fixes bug 40467;
+ bugfix on 0.4.3.1-alpha. Patch by Neel Chauhan.
Changes in version 0.4.6.7 - 2021-08-16