Re: [tor-dev] Implement JSONP interface for check.torproject.org

2012-03-23 Thread Arturo Filastò
Resurrecting a thread from the grave! I have made a patch to check.torproject.org to expose a JSONP interface that would allow people to have the user check client side if (s)he is using Tor. This would allow people to embed a badge on their website (privacybadge.html) that congratulates

[tor-dev] Self publishing over Tor Hidden Services

2012-03-23 Thread Arturo Filastò
Tor Hidden Services are great, though their impact is grossly limited by the fact that they are not at all easy to deploy. Systems such as Tor2web allow people that decide to publish anonymously to be reachable by anybody not using a Tor client. For dealing with the usability aspect of Tor Hidden

[tor-dev] Improving Tor Hidden Services

2012-03-23 Thread Arturo Filastò
Setting aside the issue related with usability there are also some interesting improvements that can be made to make Tor HS more performant. I will summarize here the ideas that have been brought forward along with some that are not detailed anywhere and would like to see more interest in. I

Re: [tor-dev] Implement JSONP interface for check.torproject.org

2012-03-23 Thread Robert Ransom
On 2012-03-23, Arturo Filastò a...@baculo.org wrote: Since I noticed that check.tpo was removed from the front page I was thinking it would be a good idea to bring back up the topic of migrating check.torproject.org to a JSONP based system. JSONP gives the party which is expected to provide a

Re: [tor-dev] Implement JSONP interface for check.torproject.org

2012-03-23 Thread Arturo Filastò
On 3/23/12 4:34 PM, Robert Ransom wrote: On 2012-03-23, Arturo Filastò a...@baculo.org wrote: Since I noticed that check.tpo was removed from the front page I was thinking it would be a good idea to bring back up the topic of migrating check.torproject.org to a JSONP based system. JSONP