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document Tor proof-of-work defense #568

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cfm opened this issue Jun 13, 2024 · 3 comments · Fixed by #569
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document Tor proof-of-work defense #568

cfm opened this issue Jun 13, 2024 · 3 comments · Fixed by #569
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cfm commented Jun 13, 2024

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What documentation should we offer for the Tor proof-of-work defense implemented in freedomofpress/securedrop#7175?

  • Just how to enable it
  • How to monitor it (non-invasively) via onionprobe
  • More? something else?

How will this impact SecureDrop users?

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@cfm cfm moved this to Ready to go in SecureDrop dev cycle Jun 13, 2024
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cfm commented Jun 13, 2024

@zenmonkeykstop and @nathandyer, let me know what documentation you think will be most useful here, and I'll draft it.

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My instinct here is that this is the sort of feature that requires minimal documentation, as it doesn't really have many user-facing implications. I don't expect that active monitoring will be something that admins will need to do, and I think even mentioning onionprobe might be a bit far since it requires the extra package install in Tails (and is broken in bookworm/Tails6.x).

I think documenting this as part of the ./securedrop-admin sdconfig workflow is likely sufficient, noting that the option exists, and briefly explaining why an admin may or may not want to enable it (similar to how we handle the SSH-over-Tor option).

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cfm commented Jun 13, 2024

Thanks, @nathandyer. This is ready for review in #569.

@github-project-automation github-project-automation bot moved this from In Progress to Done in SecureDrop dev cycle Jun 14, 2024
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