Hi Kathleen, was the (quoted below) description of our requirements helpful in asserting how much work it would be allow Tails to use Tor Launcher, by turning it into a XUL app?
Don't hesitate asking any additional information you might need. intrigeri wrote (03 Nov 2013 15:09:08 GMT) : > Kathleen Brade wrote (23 Oct 2013 18:08:23 GMT) : >> Can you describe your requirements in more detail? Here are some of our >> questions: >> - Do you use Vidalia to launch tor (I would guess not) or just as a >> controller to >> allow people to adjust settings? > Tor is started system-wide in Tails (from a NetworkManager hook). > As you had correctly guessed, we use Vidalia purely as a controller. >> - What features of Vidalia do you need? Currently, Tor Launcher only >> provides "start >> tor", network settings, and "Copy Tor Log to Clipboard" capabilities. >> Within the TBB >> Browser, users can create a new identity but that is handled by Tor Button. > At a glance, I think this should be enough for Tails. > I'll miss the network map, especially when testing stream isolation > etc., but we alse ship arm, so I guess we will just tell developers > and advanced users to use that one for more advanced needs. >> - Does the Tor network settings window need to be displayed at login time, >> e.g., to >> allow configuration before tor touches the network? > In bridge mode, Tor network settings must indeed be displayed before > Tor touches the network. Our current plan is to start Tor with the > DisableNetwork option enabled in torrc, then have the user configure > bridges in Vidalia, then allow Tor to talk to the network... but > I personally would be very happy if we could simply s/Vidalia/Tor > Launcher/ in this plan. > Relevant Tails tickets are: > https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5920 > https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5305 >> - How do you currently prevent the desktop user from reconfiguring tor? > We don't: the desktop upser (or an attacker with sufficient privs to > generate X input events) can use the Vidalia UI. They don't have > direct access to the control port, though. Cheers, -- intrigeri | GnuPG key @ https://gaffer.ptitcanardnoir.org/intrigeri/intrigeri.asc | OTR fingerprint @ https://gaffer.ptitcanardnoir.org/intrigeri/otr.asc _______________________________________________ tails-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev
