Changes in version 0.2.7.2-alpha - 2015-07-2?
This, the second alpha in the Tor 0.2.7 series, has a number of new
- features, including a manual approach to picking the number of
- introduction points for hidden services, and the much stronger Ed25519
+ features, including a way to manually pick the number of introduction
+ points for hidden services, and the much stronger Ed25519
signing key algorithm for regular Tor relays (including support for
encrypted offline identity keys in the new algorithm).
- Remove the adaptive algorithm for chosing the number of
introduction points, which tended to leak popularity information
by changing the amount of introduction points depending on the
- amount of traffic the HS sees. Closes ticket 4862.
+ amount of clients the HS sees. Closes ticket 4862.
o Major features (onion key cross-certification):
- Relay descriptors now include signatures of their own identity
regression detailed in bug 16381). This is a temporary fix since
we can live with the minor issue in bug 14219 (it just results in
some load on the network) but the regression of 16381 is too much
- of a setback. First-round fix for bug 16381; bugfix
- on 0.2.6.3-alpha.
+ of a setback. First-round fix for bug 16381; bugfix on 0.2.6.3-alpha.
o Major bugfixes (hidden services):
- When cannibalizing a circuit for an introduction point, always