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| -rw-r--r-- | src/or/channeltls.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/or/channeltls.c b/src/or/channeltls.c index 7f68824482..8277813186 100644 --- a/src/or/channeltls.c +++ b/src/or/channeltls.c @@ -1793,12 +1793,11 @@ channel_tls_process_netinfo_cell(cell_t *cell, channel_tls_t *chan) return; } /* A relay can connect from anywhere and be canonical, so - * long as it tells you from where it came. This may be a bit - * concerning.. Luckily we have another check in - * channel_tls_matches_target_method() to ensure that extends - * only go to the IP they ask for. - * - * XXX: Bleh. That check is not used if the connection is canonical. + * long as it tells you from where it came. This may sound a bit + * concerning... but that's what "canonical" means: that the + * address is one that the relay itself has claimed. The relay + * might be doing something funny, but nobody else is doing a MITM + * on the relay's TCP. */ if (tor_addr_eq(&addr, &(chan->conn->real_addr))) { connection_or_set_canonical(chan->conn, 1); |