#11333: Audit requestAnimationFrame() and possible timing attacks
----------------------------------+---------------------------
Reporter: gk | Owner: mikeperry
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: Firefox Patch Issues | Version:
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: #3059 | Points:
----------------------------------+---------------------------
We should investigate how effective the timing attacks are against Tor
Browser if we time the rendering process with requestAnimationFrame().
Some examples to study are mentioned in:
https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2516712
http://www.contextis.com/files/Browser_Timing_Attacks.pdf
Ideally, the audit would contain suggestions on how to mitigate possible
issues.
--
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/11333>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online
_______________________________________________
tor-bugs mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-bugs
