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diff --git a/doc/spec/proposals/000-index.txt b/doc/spec/proposals/000-index.txt index df186fcc85..f1f6faa2cd 100644 --- a/doc/spec/proposals/000-index.txt +++ b/doc/spec/proposals/000-index.txt @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Proposals by number: 146 Add new flag to reflect long-term stability [OPEN] 147 Eliminate the need for v2 directories in generating v3 directories [OPEN] 148 Stream end reasons from the client side should be uniform [OPEN] +149 Using data from NETINFO cells [OPEN] Proposals by status: @@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ Proposals by status: 146 Add new flag to reflect long-term stability 147 Eliminate the need for v2 directories in generating v3 directories 148 Stream end reasons from the client side should be uniform + 149 Using data from NETINFO cells NEEDS-REVISION: 110 Avoiding infinite length circuits 117 IPv6 exits diff --git a/doc/spec/proposals/149-using-netinfo-data.txt b/doc/spec/proposals/149-using-netinfo-data.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6ee96a050a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/spec/proposals/149-using-netinfo-data.txt @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +Filename: 149-using-netinfo-data.txt +Title: Using data from NETINFO cells +Version: $Revision$ +Last-Modified: $Date$ +Author: Nick Mathewson +Created: 2-Jul-2008 +Status: Open + +Overview + + Current Tor versions send signed IP and timestamp information in + NETINFO cells, but don't use them to their fullest. This proposal + describes how they should start using this info in 0.2.1.x. + +Motivation + + Our directory system relies on clients and routers having + reasonably accurate clocks to detect replayed directory info, and + to set accurate timestamps on directory info they publish + themselves. NETINFO cells contain timestamps. + + Also, the directory system relies on routers having a reasonable + idea of their own IP addresses, so they can publish correct + descriptors. This is also in NETINFO cells. + +Learning the time and IP + + We need to think about attackers here. Just because a router tells + us that we have a given IP or a given clock skew doesn't mean that + it's true. We believe this information only if we've heard it from + a majority of the routers we've connected to recently, including at + least 3 routers. Routers only believe this information if the + majority inclues at least one authority. + +Avoiding MITM attacks + + Current Tors use the IP addresses published in the other router's + NETINFO cells to see whether the connection is "canonical". Right + now, we prefer to extend circuits over "canonical" connections. In + 0.2.1.x, we should refuse to extend circuits over non-canonical + connections without first trying to build a canonical one. + + |