[tor-bugs] Re: [Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki] #940: Multiple Identity Support

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#940: Multiple Identity Support
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 Reporter:  mikeperry  |         Type:  enhancement  
   Status:  new        |     Priority:  minor        
Milestone:             |    Component:  Tor-Torbutton
  Version:  1.2.0      |   Resolution:  None         
 Keywords:             |  
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Old description:

> Instead of a full toggle, it might be nice to provide the ability for
> Torbutton to toggle between
> multiple identities during Tor usage. Basically, in this case, all cached
> items, form items,
> history navigation, etc would be cleared, and cookies would be restored
> from a specific jar.
>
> The user could potentially be able to name identities, and have a
> dropdown menu for switching between
> them. It might also be nice to provide the same support for Non-Tor
> identities, but it should not
> be possible to use Tor identities in Non-Tor and vice-versa.
>
> [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

New description:

 Instead of a full toggle, it might be nice to provide the ability for
 Torbutton to toggle between
 multiple identities during Tor usage. Basically, in this case, all cached
 items, form items,
 history navigation, etc would be cleared, and cookies would be restored
 from a specific jar.

 The user could potentially be able to name identities, and have a dropdown
 menu for switching between
 them. It might also be nice to provide the same support for Non-Tor
 identities, but it should not
 be possible to use Tor identities in Non-Tor and vice-versa.

 [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Note that Mozilla is also implementing these features via their 'Weave'
 system. We probably don't want to allow Tor identities to sync to Mozilla
 by default (even though they are supposed to be encrypted first), however
 if their multiple identity support works well, we could leverage that.

 See: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/accountmanager/
 https://mozillalabs.com/sync/
 https://mozillalabs.com/conceptseries/identity/

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