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Changes in version 0.2.5.3-alpha - 2014-03-??
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Tor 0.2.5.3-alpha includes all the fixes from 0.2.4.21. It contains
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two new anti-DoS features for Tor nodes, resolves a bug that was
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keeping SOCKS5 support for IPv6 from working, fixes several annoying
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usability issues for bridge users, and removes more old
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code for unused directory formats.
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two new anti-DoS features for Tor nodes, resolves a bug that kept
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SOCKS5 support for IPv6 from working, fixes several annoying usability
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issues for bridge users, and removes more old code for unused
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directory formats.
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The Tor 0.2.5.x release series is now in patch-freeze: no feature
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patches not already written will be considered for inclusion in
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0.2.5.x.
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o Major features (server security, DoS-resistance):
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- When we run out of memory and we need to close circuits, also
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consider how much memory is allocated in buffers for streams
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attached to each circuit.
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- When deciding whether we have run out of memory and we need to
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close circuits, also consider memory allocated in buffers for
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streams attached to each circuit.
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This change, which extends an anti-DoS feature introduced in
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0.2.4.13-alpha and improved in 0.2.4.14-alpha, lets Tor exit nodes
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better resist more memory-based DoS attacks than before. Since the
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MaxMemInCellQueues option now applies to all queues, not only cell
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queues, it is now renamed to MaxMemInQueues. This feature fixes
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bug 10169.
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MaxMemInCellQueues option now applies to all queues, it is renamed
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to MaxMemInQueues. This feature fixes bug 10169.
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- Avoid hash-flooding denial-of-service attacks by using the secure
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SipHash-2-4 hash function for our hashtables. Without this
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feature, an attacker could degrade performance of a targeted
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client or server by flooding their data structures with a large
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number of data entries all calculated to be stored at the same
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hash table position, thereby slowing down hash table operations.
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With this feature, hash table positions are derived from a
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randomized cryptographic key, and an attacker cannot predict which
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entries will collide. Closes ticket 4900.
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number of entries to be stored at the same hash table position,
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thereby slowing down the Tor instance. With this feature, hash
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table positions are derived from a randomized cryptographic key,
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and an attacker cannot predict which entries will collide. Closes
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ticket 4900.
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- Decrease the lower limit of MaxMemInQueues to 256 MBytes, to
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better support Raspberry Pi users. Fixes bug 9686; bugfix on
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0.2.4.14-alpha.
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o Minor features (bridges, pluggable transports):
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- Bridges now write the SHA1 digest of their identity key
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fingerprint (that is, a hash of a hash of their public key) to
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notice-level logs and to a new hashed-fingerprint file. This will
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help bridge operatorslook up their bridge in Globe and similar
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tools. Resolves ticket 10884.
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- Improve the message that gets displayed when Tor as a bridge is
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using pluggable transports but doesn't have an Extended ORPort
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notice-level logs, and to a new hashed-fingerprint file. This
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information will help bridge operators look up their bridge in
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Globe and similar tools. Resolves ticket 10884.
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- Improve the message that Tor displays when running as a bridge
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using pluggable transports without an Extended ORPort
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listener. Also, log the message in the log file too. Resolves
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ticket 11043.
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- Stop giving annoying warning messages when we decide not to launch
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o Minor features (other):
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- Add a new option, PredictedPortsRelevanceTime, to control how long
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after having received a request to connect to a given port Tor
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will try to keep circuits ready in anticipation of future request
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will try to keep circuits ready in anticipation of future requests
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for that port. Patch from "unixninja92"; implements ticket 9176.
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- Generate a warning if any ports are listed in the SocksPolicy,
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DirPolicy, AuthDirReject, AuthDirInvalid, AuthDirBadDir, or
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bugfix on 0.2.5.1-alpha. Patch from Dana Koch.
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o Minor bugfixes (client):
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- Fix connections to IPv6 addresses over SOCKS5; previously, we were
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- Fix connections to IPv6 addresses over SOCKS5. Previously, we were
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generating incorrect SOCKS5 responses, and confusing client
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applications. Fixes bug 10987; bugfix on 0.2.4.7-alpha.
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- Raises a control port warning when we fail to connect to all of
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our bridges. Previously, we didn't let the controller know, which
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would make the bootstrap process stall. Fixes bug 11069; bugfix on
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- Raise a control port warning when we fail to connect to all of
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our bridges. Previously, we didn't inform the controller, and
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the bootstrap process would stall. Fixes bug 11069; bugfix on
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tor-0.2.1.2-alpha.
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- Exit immediately when a process-owning controller exits.
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Previously, tor relays would wait for a little while after their
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controller exited, as if they had gotten an INT signal-- but this
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was problematic, since there was no feedback for the
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user. Controllers that want to do a clean shutdown should send an
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INT signal to let the user know what's going on. Fix for bug
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10449; bugfix on 0.2.2.28-beta.
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controller exited, as if they had gotten an INT signal--but this
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was problematic, since there was no feedback for the user. To do a
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clean shutdown, controllers should send an INT signal and give Tor
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a chance to clean up. Fix for bug 10449; bugfix on 0.2.2.28-beta.
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- Improve the log message when we can't connect to a hidden service
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because we have excluded all of the hidden service directory nodes
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hosting its descriptor. Improves on our fix for bug 10722, which
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because all of the hidden service directory nodes hosting its
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descriptor are excluded. Improves on our fix for bug 10722, which
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was a bugfix on 0.2.0.10-alpha.
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- Fix a bug where we would attempt to connect to bridges before our
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pluggable transports were configured, which resulted in some
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bugfix on 0.2.1.7-alpha. Patch from Matt Pagan.
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- Avoid crashing on a malformed resolv.conf file when running a
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server using Libevent 1. Fixes bug 8788; bugfix on 0.1.1.23.
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- Give the correct URL in the warning message that we present when
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trying to run a Tor relay on an ancient version of Windows. Fixes
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bug 9393.
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- Give the correct URL in the warning message when trying to run a
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Tor relay on an ancient version of Windows. Fixes bug 9393.
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- Bridges now never collect statistics that were designed for
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relays. Fix for bug 5824; bugfix on 0.2.3.8-alpha.
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- Bridges now report complete directory request statistics. Related
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-fasynchronous-unwind-tables compiler option. This option is
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needed for platforms like 32-bit Intel where -fomit-frame-pointer
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is on by default and table generation is not. This doesn't yet
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add Windows support yet; only Linux, OSX, and some BSD are
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add Windows support yet; only Linux, OSX, and some BSDs are
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affected. Reported by 'cypherpunks'; fixes bug 11047; bugfix on
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0.2.5.2-alpha.
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- Avoid strange behavior if two threads hit failed assertions at the
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intermediate results in the same buffer, and generated junk
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outputs.) Reported by "cypherpunks". Fixes bug 11048; bugfix on
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0.2.5.2-alpha.
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- Fix a 64-to-32-conversion compiler warning in
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format_number_sigsafe(). Bugfix on 0.2.5.2-alpha; patch from Nick
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Hopper.
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- Fix a compiler warning in format_number_sigsafe(). Bugfix on
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0.2.5.2-alpha; patch from Nick Hopper.
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o Removed code:
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- Remove all remaining code related to version-0 hidden service
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the rest of bug 10841.
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o Documentation:
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- Explain that SocksPolicy, DirPolicy, and their allies don't take
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port arguments. Fixes ticket 11108.
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- Fix the max client name length in the manpage's description of
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HiddenServiceAuthorizeClient description: it should have been 16,
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not 19. Fixes bug 11118; bugfix on 0.2.1.6-alpha.
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- Document in the manpage that "KBytes" may also be written as
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"kilobytes" or "KB", that "Kbits" may also be written as
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"kilobits", and so forth. Closes ticket 9222.
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- Explain that SocksPolicy, DirPolicy, and similar options don't
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take port arguments. Fixes ticket 11108.
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- Fix the manpage's description of HiddenServiceAuthorizeClient
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description: it should have given the maximum client name length
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as 16, not 19. Fixes bug 11118; bugfix on 0.2.1.6-alpha.
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- Fix a comment about the rend_server_descriptor_t.protocols field
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to more accurately describe its range. Also, make that field
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unsigned, to more accurately reflect its usage. Fixes bug 9099;
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bugfix on 0.2.1.5-alpha.
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- Document in the manpage that "KBytes" may also be written as
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"kilobytes" or "KB", that "Kbits" may also be written as
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"kilobits", and so forth. Closes ticket 9222.
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o Code simplifications and refactoring:
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- Get rid of router->address, since in all cases it was just the
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