Initial 'Python Tor Client' project idea
Damian Johnson commited on 2018-02-23 21:15:14
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Posting the SoP project Tim and I have been brainstorming. This is just the first draft - I still need to run this by Tim and hopefully come up with more ideas on subtasks.
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+ <b>Project Ideas:</b><br /> |
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+ <i><a href="#pythonTorClient">Python Tor Client</a></i> |
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<h3><a href="https://txtorcon.readthedocs.io/en/latest/">Txtorcon</a> (<a |
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href="https://github.com/meejah/txtorcon">code</a>, <a |
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+ <li> |
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+ <b>Python Tor Client</b> |
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+ Language: <i>Python</i> |
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+ Likely Mentors: <i>Damian (atagar), Tim (teor)</i> |
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+ <br><br> |
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+<b><a href="https://stem.torproject.org/">Stem</a></b> is our Python implementation of Tor's varous protocols. Traditionally this included <a href="https://stem.torproject.org/tutorials/the_little_relay_that_could.html">stem.control</a> for Tor's <a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/control-spec.txt">ControlPort</a> and <a href="https://stem.torproject.org/tutorials/mirror_mirror_on_the_wall.html">stem.descriptor</a> to download from Tor's <a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/dir-spec.txt">DirPort</a>. But recently we added a third to this family, <b><a href="https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2018-February/012905.html">stem.client</a></b>, that speaks Tor's <a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/tor-spec.txt">ORPort protocol</a>: the relay protocol for usage of the Tor network itself. |
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+This opens interesting opportunities we've never had before such as... |
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+ <ul> |
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+ <li>Construct a full three-hop circuit that can make GET requests and DNS lookups. If done right this might allow simple usage of the Tor network without even having Tor installed!</li> |
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+ <li>Expand <a href="https://stem.torproject.org/tutorials/mirror_mirror_on_the_wall.html#where-can-i-get-the-current-descriptors">descriptor downloading</a> to use Tor's ORPort as an optional alternative for the DirPort. Following this we could adjust Tor so <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/19129">Fallback Directories no longer require a DirPort</a>.</li> |
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+ <li>Add protocol level integration test of Tor's ORPort, for instance exercising edge cases in circuit construction and extension.</li> |
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+ </ul> |
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+ <p> |
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+And more! Applicants are encouraged to get a decent understanding of <a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/tor-spec.txt">Tor's ORPort protocol</a> and come up with ideas of their own for neat directions that we can take this. To be clear this is <b>not</b> a particularly easy beginner project as it involves expanding stem.client to support more of Tor's ORPort protocol and crypto. |
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+ <p> |
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+<b>As part of applying for this project please get your hands wet with the codebase by contributing some patches for <a href="https://stem.torproject.org/faq.html#how-do-i-get-started">Stem</a>!</b> |
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+ </p> |
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<b>Help improve Tor onion services</b> |
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