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[tor-bugs] #4094 [Tor Client]: "TestSocks 1" and IP addresses in requests using "safe" socks protocols result in misleading log messages
#4094: "TestSocks 1" and IP addresses in requests using "safe" socks protocols
result in misleading log messages
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Reporter: fk | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: Tor Client | Version: Tor: 0.2.3.4-alpha
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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According to the man page, the TestSocks option causes Tor to
"make a notice-level log entry for each connection to the Socks
port indicating whether the request used a safe socks protocol
or an unsafe one".
In case of "safe" socks protocols Tor however goes a bit
further and always claims:
Your application (using socks(4a|5) to port 80) gave Tor a hostname, which
means Tor will do the DNS resolve for you. This is good.
The message is printed even if the application actually gave
Tor an IP address and not a hostname.
I think Tor should either verify that a hostname has been given,
or the log message should be reworded to something like:
Your application (using socks(4a|5) to port 80) instructed Tor
to take care of the DNS resolution itself if necessary. This is good.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/4094>
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