Infosec bod: I've found zero-day flaws in Tor's bridge relay defenses. Tor Project: Only the zero part is right

Infosec bod: I've found zero-day flaws in Tor's bridge relay defenses. Tor Project: Only the zero part is right

Neal Krawetz, a computer forensics expert, has published details on how to detect Tor bridge network traffic that he characterizes as "zero-day exploits"... which the Tor Project insists are nothing of the sort.


The project provides open-source software for communicating anonymously over the internet. It works by randomly routing your connections through a network of nodes spread across the world. Thus, when you use a website or some other service via Tor, your public IP address is concealed, meaning that website or service, and any eavesdroppers on the line, can't use the connection to trace you back to your home broadband, office, cafe, or from wherever you're using Tor, and your anonymity is preserved. The project also provides a Firefox-based browser for connecting to the public web and hidden services via ..

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