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[1.0.0] [docs] added HTTPS EV cert note
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conorsch authored Sep 19, 2019
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Securedrop V3 Onion Services
SecureDrop v3 Onion Services
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Tor onion services provide anonymous inbound connections to websites and other
servers exclusively over the Tor network. For example, SecureDrop uses onion services
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- The *Source Interface* address will change - once the migration is complete,
you will need to update your landing page and other resources that reference
the address, such as your SecureDrop directory entry.
- If your instance uses HTTPS, you will need to provision a new certificate for
the v3 *Source Interface* address - this will need to be done `after` the new
address has been generated.
- *Journalist* and *Admin Workstations* will need to be updated to use the v3
addresses of the *Journalist* and *Source Interface*, and the SSH proxy
services if your instance is using SSH over Tor.
- If your instance uses HTTPS, you will need to provision a new certificate for
the v3 *Source Interface* address - this will need to be done `after` the new
address has been generated.

.. note:: If your certificate provisioning process requires validation of the
new v3 domain, you may not be able to complete the v3 migration process
without first disabling HTTPS for v2. If your instance currently uses
HTTPS with an EV certificate, please contact us via the `SecureDrop
support portal`_ or via email to [email protected]
before proceeding with the migration. Please use `our GPG key`_ for
any email communication.

.. _SecureDrop Support Portal: https://securedrop-support.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
.. _our GPG key: https://securedrop.org/sites/default/files/fpf-email.asc

Before proceeding with the migration, you should also back up the instance and
*Admin Workstation* USB - for more information, see the following instructions:
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