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Improve Tor2Web detection and handling #6290

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zenmonkeykstop opened this issue Feb 18, 2022 · 0 comments
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Improve Tor2Web detection and handling #6290

zenmonkeykstop opened this issue Feb 18, 2022 · 0 comments
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zenmonkeykstop commented Feb 18, 2022

SecureDrop currently attempts to detect tor2web proxies using the X-tor2web header, displaying a warning and linking to a static page recommending the use of Tor Browser instead. Since this was implemented that header is no longer being set, meaning that tor2web users are not being warned. Some tor2web gateways also link to proxied versions of SecureDrop instances, which could result in search engine bots crawling said instances.

Given SecureDrop's basic requirement to preserve source anonymity, tor2web detection should be improved, and the warning replaced with a redirect to a dead-end static page that provides appropriate security guidance for potential sources.

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@zenmonkeykstop zenmonkeykstop added this to the 2.3.0 milestone Feb 18, 2022
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