Author: toad Date: 2009-01-20 23:10:52 +0000 (Tue, 20 Jan 2009) New Revision: 25151
Modified: trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php Log: Add browser Modified: trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php =================================================================== --- trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php 2009-01-20 23:04:52 UTC (rev 25150) +++ trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php 2009-01-20 23:10:52 UTC (rev 25151) @@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ </li></ol> <h3> Security questions</h3> -<ol><li><a href="#attack">Won't attack X break Freenet's anonymity?</a> +<ol><li><a href="#browser">Can I browse Freenet with my regular browser?</a> +</li><li><a href="#attack">Won't attack X break Freenet's anonymity?</a> </li><li><a href="#flooding">Is Freenet vulnerable to flooding attacks?</a> </li><li><a href="#hash">Why hash keys and encrypt data when a node operator could identify them (the data) anyway if he tried?</a> </li><li><a href="#cancer">What about hostile "cancer" nodes within the network?</a> @@ -436,7 +437,15 @@ You can use our <a href="https://bugs.freenetproject.org/";>bug tracking system</a> or send a mail to our <a href="/lists.html">development mailing list</a>.</p> <h2> Security answers -</h2><p><b id="attack">Won't attack X break Freenet's anonymity?</b><br> +</h2><p><b id="browser">Can I use my regular browser to browse Freenet?</b><br> +Freenet has a web interface: much of the content on Freenet is in the form of +"freesites", downloads, configuration and friend connections can be managed from +the web interface. However, because of weaknesses in current browsers, we +<b>strongly</b>recommend that you use a separate browser for Freenet. Specifically, +browser history stealing, in all its forms, is a major threat if you share a +browser between Freenet and the WWW at large. + +<p><b id="attack">Won't attack X break Freenet's anonymity?</b><br> Short answer: Probably yes.</p> <p>Long answer:</p> <p>Freenet does not offer true anonymity in the way that Tor and the _______________________________________________ cvs mailing list [email protected] http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvs
