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[or-cvs] [torbutton/maint-1.2 2/2] Update rebuilt design doc.
Author: Mike Perry <mikeperry-git@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 20:56:05 -0700
Subject: Update rebuilt design doc.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd";>
-<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>Torbutton Design Documentation</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2" /></head><body><div class="article" title="Torbutton Design Documentation"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a id="design"></a>Torbutton Design Documentation</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Mike</span> <span class="surname">Perry</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:mikeperry.fscked/org";>mikeperry.fscked/org</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">Dec 15 2009</p></div></div><hr /></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2510984">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#adversary">1.1. Adversary Model</a>
</span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#requirements">1.2. Torbutton Requirements</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#layout">1.3. Extension Layout</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2541734">2. Components</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2509118">2.1. Hooked Components</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2513073">2.2. New Components</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2511168">3. Chrome</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#browseroverlay">3.1. Browser Overlay - torbutton.xul</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2521151">3.2. Preferences Window - preferences.xul</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2524897">3.3. Other Windows</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2538737">4. Toggle Code Path</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2519814">4.1. Button Click</a></span></dt><dt><
span class="sect2"><a href="#id2519526">4.2. Proxy Update</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2504564">4.3. Settings Update</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2519462">5. Description of Options</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2542642">5.1. Test Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#plugins">5.2. Disable plugins on Tor Usage (crucial)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2536168">5.3. Isolate Dynamic Content to Tor State (crucial)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#jshooks">5.4. Hook Dangerous Javascript</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2530601">5.5. Resize windows to multiples of 50px during Tor usage (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2513266">5.6. Disable Updates During Tor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2505201">5.7. Disable Search Suggestions during Tor (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><spa
n class="sect2"><a href="#id2505239">5.8. Disable livemarks updates during Tor usage (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2505311">5.9. Block Tor/Non-Tor access to network from file:// urls (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2505383">5.10. Close all Tor/Non-Tor tabs and windows on toggle (optional)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2505464">5.11. Isolate Access to History navigation to Tor state (crucial)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2505548">5.12. History Access Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2505661">5.13. Clear History During Tor Toggle (optional)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2505706">5.14. Block Password+Form saving during Tor/Non-Tor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547259">5.15. Block Tor disk cache and clear all cache on Tor Toggle</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547309">5.16. Block d
isk and memory cache during Tor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547362">5.17. Clear Cookies on Tor Toggle</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547413">5.18. Store Non-Tor cookies in a protected jar</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547469">5.19. Store both Non-Tor and Tor cookies in a protected jar (dangerous)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547508">5.20. Manage My Own Cookies (dangerous)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547523">5.21. Disable DOM Storage during Tor usage (crucial)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547627">5.22. Clear HTTP Auth on Tor Toggle (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547664">5.23. Clear cookies on Tor/Non-Tor shutdown</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547718">5.24. Reload cookie jar/clear cookies on Firefox crash</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547794">5.25. On crash recover
y or session restored startup, restore via: Tor, Non-Tor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547866">5.26. On normal startup, set state to: Tor, Non-Tor, Shutdown State</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547925">5.27. Prevent session store from saving Non-Tor/Tor-loaded tabs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2547990">5.28. Set user agent during Tor usage (crucial)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2548164">5.29. Spoof US English Browser</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2548257">5.30. Don't send referrer during Tor Usage</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2548297">5.31. Store SSL/CA Certs in separate jars for Tor/Non-Tor (recommended)</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#FirefoxBugs">6. Relevant Firefox Bugs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#FirefoxSecurity">6.1. Bugs impacting security</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href
="#FirefoxWishlist">6.2. Bugs blocking functionality</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#FirefoxMiscBugs">6.3. Low Priority Bugs</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#TestPlan">7. Testing</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#SingleStateTesting">7.1. Single state testing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2549304">7.2. Multi-state testing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#HackTorbutton">7.3. Active testing (aka How to Hack Torbutton)</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="sect1" title="1. Introduction"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2510984"></a>1. Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>Torbutton Design Documentation</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2" /></head><body><div class="article" title="Torbutton Design Documentation"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a id="design"></a>Torbutton Design Documentation</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Mike</span> <span class="surname">Perry</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:mikeperry.fscked/org";>mikeperry.fscked/org</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">Apr 10 2010</p></div></div><hr /></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2945584">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#adversary">1.1. Adversary Model</a>
</span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#requirements">1.2. Torbutton Requirements</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#layout">1.3. Extension Layout</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2976187">2. Components</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2969623">2.1. Hooked Components</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2952263">2.2. New Components</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2962049">3. Chrome</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#browseroverlay">3.1. Browser Overlay - torbutton.xul</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2941767">3.2. Preferences Window - preferences.xul</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2976170">3.3. Other Windows</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2977751">4. Toggle Code Path</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2944154">4.1. Button Click</a></span></dt><dt><
span class="sect2"><a href="#id2978704">4.2. Proxy Update</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2945348">4.3. Settings Update</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2966553">5. Description of Options</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2948284">5.1. Test Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#plugins">5.2. Disable plugins on Tor Usage (crucial)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2965289">5.3. Isolate Dynamic Content to Tor State (crucial)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#jshooks">5.4. Hook Dangerous Javascript</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2964952">5.5. Resize windows to multiples of 50px during Tor usage (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2977086">5.6. Disable Updates During Tor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2937206">5.7. Redirect Torbutton Updates Via Tor (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><span c
lass="sect2"><a href="#id2937250">5.8. Disable Search Suggestions during Tor (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2937289">5.9. Disable livemarks updates during Tor usage (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2937361">5.10. Block Tor/Non-Tor access to network from file:// urls (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2937433">5.11. Close all Tor/Non-Tor tabs and windows on toggle (optional)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2937514">5.12. Isolate Access to History navigation to Tor state (crucial)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2937598">5.13. History Access Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2937711">5.14. Clear History During Tor Toggle (optional)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979251">5.15. Block Password+Form saving during Tor/Non-Tor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979312">5.16. Block Tor dis
k cache and clear all cache on Tor Toggle</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979362">5.17. Block disk and memory cache during Tor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979414">5.18. Clear Cookies on Tor Toggle</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979465">5.19. Store Non-Tor cookies in a protected jar</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979522">5.20. Store both Non-Tor and Tor cookies in a protected jar (dangerous)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979560">5.21. Manage My Own Cookies (dangerous)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979576">5.22. Disable DOM Storage during Tor usage (crucial)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979679">5.23. Clear HTTP Auth on Tor Toggle (recommended)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979717">5.24. Clear cookies on Tor/Non-Tor shutdown</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979772">5.25. Reload cookie ja
r/clear cookies on Firefox crash</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979847">5.26. On crash recovery or session restored startup, restore via: Tor, Non-Tor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979919">5.27. On normal startup, set state to: Tor, Non-Tor, Shutdown State</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2979978">5.28. Prevent session store from saving Non-Tor/Tor-loaded tabs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2980042">5.29. Set user agent during Tor usage (crucial)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2980217">5.30. Spoof US English Browser</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2980310">5.31. Don't send referrer during Tor Usage</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2980350">5.32. Strip platform and language off of Google Search Box queries</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2980391">5.33. Automatically use an alternate search engine when presented with a
+Google Captcha</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2980471">5.34. Store SSL/CA Certs in separate jars for Tor/Non-Tor (recommended)</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#FirefoxBugs">6. Relevant Firefox Bugs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#FirefoxSecurity">6.1. Bugs impacting security</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#FirefoxWishlist">6.2. Bugs blocking functionality</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#FirefoxMiscBugs">6.3. Low Priority Bugs</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#TestPlan">7. Testing</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#SingleStateTesting">7.1. Single state testing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2981478">7.2. Multi-state testing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#HackTorbutton">7.3. Active testing (aka How to Hack Torbutton)</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="sect1" title="1. Introduc
tion"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2945584"></a>1. Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p>
This document describes the goals, operation, and testing procedures of the
-Torbutton Firefox extension. It is current as of Torbutton 1.2.4.
+Torbutton Firefox extension. It is current as of Torbutton 1.2.5.
</p><div class="sect2" title="1.1. Adversary Model"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="adversary"></a>1.1. Adversary Model</h3></div></div></div><p>
@@ -231,13 +232,13 @@ obsolete and deprecated interfaces and has proved to be less than
stable.</p><p>'Chrome' is a combination of XML and Javascript used to describe a window.
Extensions are allowed to create 'overlays' that are 'bound' to existing XML
window definitions, or they can create their own windows. The DTD for this XML
-is called <a class="ulink" href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL_Reference"; target="_top">XUL</a>.</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2. Components"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2541734"></a>2. Components</h2></div></div></div><p>
+is called <a class="ulink" href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL_Reference"; target="_top">XUL</a>.</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2. Components"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2976187"></a>2. Components</h2></div></div></div><p>
Torbutton installs components for two purposes: hooking existing components to
reimplement their interfaces; and creating new components that provide
services to other pieces of the extension.
- </p><div class="sect2" title="2.1. Hooked Components"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2509118"></a>2.1. Hooked Components</h3></div></div></div><p>Torbutton makes extensive use of Contract ID hooking, and implements some
+ </p><div class="sect2" title="2.1. Hooked Components"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2969623"></a>2.1. Hooked Components</h3></div></div></div><p>Torbutton makes extensive use of Contract ID hooking, and implements some
of its own standalone components as well. Let's discuss the hooked components
first.</p><div class="sect3" title="@mozilla.org/browser/sessionstore;1 - components/nsSessionStore36.js"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="sessionstore"></a><a class="ulink" href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/nsISessionStore"; target="_top">@mozilla.org/browser/sessionstore;1</a> -
<a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/nsSessionStore36.js"; target="_top">components/nsSessionStore36.js</a></h4></div></div></div><p>These components address the <a class="link" href="#disk">Disk Avoidance</a>
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ do not obey proxy settings, they can be manipulated to automatically connect
back to arbitrary servers outside of Tor with no user intervention. Fixing
this issue helps to satisfy Torbutton's <a class="link" href="#proxy">Proxy
Obedience</a> Requirement.
- </p></div><div class="sect3" title="@mozilla.org/browser/sessionstartup;1 - components/crash-observer.js"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2523615"></a><a class="ulink" href="http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/browser/components/sessionstore/src/nsSessionStartup.js"; target="_top">@mozilla.org/browser/sessionstartup;1</a> -
+ </p></div><div class="sect3" title="@mozilla.org/browser/sessionstartup;1 - components/crash-observer.js"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2962061"></a><a class="ulink" href="http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/browser/components/sessionstore/src/nsSessionStartup.js"; target="_top">@mozilla.org/browser/sessionstartup;1</a> -
<a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/crash-observer.js"; target="_top">components/crash-observer.js</a></h4></div></div></div><p>This component wraps the Firefox Session Startup component that is in
charge of <a class="ulink" href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Session_store_API"; target="_top">restoring saved
sessions</a>. The wrapper's only job is to intercept the
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ includes setting the Tor state to the one the user selected for crash recovery
in the preferences window (<span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.restore_tor</strong></span>), and
restoring cookies for the corresponding cookie jar, if it exists.</p><p>By performing this notification, this component assists in the
<a class="link" href="#proxy">Proxy Obedience</a>, and <a class="link" href="#isolation">Network Isolation</a> requirements.
-</p></div><div class="sect3" title="@mozilla.org/browser/global-history;2 - components/ignore-history.js"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2535078"></a><a class="ulink" href="http://www.oxymoronical.com/experiments/xpcomref/applications/Firefox/3.5/components/%40mozilla.org/browser/global-history;2"; target="_top">@mozilla.org/browser/global-history;2</a>
+</p></div><div class="sect3" title="@mozilla.org/browser/global-history;2 - components/ignore-history.js"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2970544"></a><a class="ulink" href="http://www.oxymoronical.com/experiments/xpcomref/applications/Firefox/3.5/components/%40mozilla.org/browser/global-history;2"; target="_top">@mozilla.org/browser/global-history;2</a>
- <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/ignore-history.js"; target="_top">components/ignore-history.js</a></h4></div></div></div><p>This component was contributed by <a class="ulink" href="http://www.collinjackson.com/"; target="_top">Collin Jackson</a> as a method for defeating
CSS and Javascript-based methods of history disclosure. The global-history
component is what is used by Firefox to determine if a link was visited or not
@@ -305,9 +306,9 @@ firing in the event the browser starts in Tor mode.
This component helps satisfy the <a class="link" href="#isolation">Network
Isolation</a> and <a class="link" href="#setpreservation">Anonymity Set
Preservation</a> requirements.
-</p></div></div><div class="sect2" title="2.2. New Components"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2513073"></a>2.2. New Components</h3></div></div></div><p>Torbutton creates four new components that are used throughout the
+</p></div></div><div class="sect2" title="2.2. New Components"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2952263"></a>2.2. New Components</h3></div></div></div><p>Torbutton creates four new components that are used throughout the
extension. These components do not hook any interfaces, nor are they used
-anywhere besides Torbutton itself.</p><div class="sect3" title="@torproject.org/cookie-jar-selector;2 - components/cookie-jar-selector.js"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2541606"></a><a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/cookie-jar-selector.js"; target="_top">@torproject.org/cookie-jar-selector;2
+anywhere besides Torbutton itself.</p><div class="sect3" title="@torproject.org/cookie-jar-selector;2 - components/cookie-jar-selector.js"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2952530"></a><a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/cookie-jar-selector.js"; target="_top">@torproject.org/cookie-jar-selector;2
- components/cookie-jar-selector.js</a></h4></div></div></div><p>The cookie jar selector (also based on code from <a class="ulink" href="http://www.collinjackson.com/"; target="_top">Collin
Jackson</a>) is used by the Torbutton chrome to switch between
Tor and Non-Tor cookies. Its operations are simple: sync cookies to disk, then
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ move the current cookies.txt file to the appropriate backup location
into place.</p><p>
This component helps to address the <a class="link" href="#state">State
Isolation</a> requirement of Torbutton.
-</p></div><div class="sect3" title="@torproject.org/torbutton-logger;1 - components/torbutton-logger.js"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2528340"></a><a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/torbutton-logger.js"; target="_top">@torproject.org/torbutton-logger;1
+</p></div><div class="sect3" title="@torproject.org/torbutton-logger;1 - components/torbutton-logger.js"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2965661"></a><a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/torbutton-logger.js"; target="_top">@torproject.org/torbutton-logger;1
- components/torbutton-logger.js</a></h4></div></div></div><p>The torbutton logger component allows on-the-fly redirection of torbutton
logging messages to either Firefox stderr
(<span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.logmethod=0</strong></span>), the Javascript error console
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ reason are not passed to the Firefox content policy itself (see Firefox Bugs
</p><p>
This helps to fulfill both the <a class="link" href="#setpreservation">Anonymity Set Preservation</a> and the <a class="link" href="#undiscoverability">Tor Undiscoverability</a> requirements of
-Torbutton.</p></div></div></div><div class="sect1" title="3. Chrome"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2511168"></a>3. Chrome</h2></div></div></div><p>The chrome is where all the torbutton graphical elements and windows are
+Torbutton.</p></div></div></div><div class="sect1" title="3. Chrome"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2962049"></a>3. Chrome</h2></div></div></div><p>The chrome is where all the torbutton graphical elements and windows are
located. Each window is described as an <a class="ulink" href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL_Reference"; target="_top">XML file</a>, with zero or more Javascript
files attached. The scope of these Javascript files is their containing
window.</p><div class="sect2" title="3.1. Browser Overlay - torbutton.xul"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="browseroverlay"></a>3.1. Browser Overlay - <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/chrome/content/torbutton.xul"; target="_top">torbutton.xul</a></h3></div></div></div><p>The browser overlay, torbutton.xul, defines the toolbar button, the status
@@ -495,9 +496,9 @@ enabled. This helps Torbutton fulfill its <a class="link" href="#disk">Disk
Avoidance</a> and <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a>
requirements.
- </p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" title="3.2. Preferences Window - preferences.xul"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2521151"></a>3.2. Preferences Window - <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/chrome/content/preferences.xul"; target="_top">preferences.xul</a></h3></div></div></div><p>The preferences window of course lays out the Torbutton preferences, with
-handlers located in <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/chrome/content/preferences.js"; target="_top">chrome/content/preferences.js</a>.</p></div><div class="sect2" title="3.3. Other Windows"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2524897"></a>3.3. Other Windows</h3></div></div></div><p>There are additional windows that describe popups for right clicking on
-the status bar, the toolbutton, and the about page.</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="4. Toggle Code Path"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2538737"></a>4. Toggle Code Path</h2></div></div></div><p>
+ </p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" title="3.2. Preferences Window - preferences.xul"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2941767"></a>3.2. Preferences Window - <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/chrome/content/preferences.xul"; target="_top">preferences.xul</a></h3></div></div></div><p>The preferences window of course lays out the Torbutton preferences, with
+handlers located in <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/chrome/content/preferences.js"; target="_top">chrome/content/preferences.js</a>.</p></div><div class="sect2" title="3.3. Other Windows"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2976170"></a>3.3. Other Windows</h3></div></div></div><p>There are additional windows that describe popups for right clicking on
+the status bar, the toolbutton, and the about page.</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="4. Toggle Code Path"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2977751"></a>4. Toggle Code Path</h2></div></div></div><p>
The act of toggling is connected to <code class="function">torbutton_toggle()</code>
via the <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/chrome/content/torbutton.xul"; target="_top">torbutton.xul</a>
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ conditions and leakage, especially with <a class="ulink" href="https://bugzilla.
409737</a> unfixed. The content policy does not allow any network activity
whatsoever during this three stage transition.
- </p><div class="sect2" title="4.1. Button Click"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2519814"></a>4.1. Button Click</h3></div></div></div><p>
+ </p><div class="sect2" title="4.1. Button Click"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2944154"></a>4.1. Button Click</h3></div></div></div><p>
This is the first step in the toggling process. When the user clicks the
toggle button or the toolbar, <code class="function">torbutton_toggle()</code> is
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ observer</a>
<span class="command"><strong>torbutton_unique_pref_observer</strong></span> to perform the rest of the
toggle.
- </p></div><div class="sect2" title="4.2. Proxy Update"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2519526"></a>4.2. Proxy Update</h3></div></div></div><p>
+ </p></div><div class="sect2" title="4.2. Proxy Update"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2978704"></a>4.2. Proxy Update</h3></div></div></div><p>
When Torbutton receives any proxy change notifications via its
<span class="command"><strong>torbutton_unique_pref_observer</strong></span>, it calls
@@ -546,7 +547,7 @@ value. This is decoupled from the button click functionalty via the pref
observer so that other addons (such as SwitchProxy) can switch the proxy
settings between multiple proxies.
- </p></div><div class="sect2" title="4.3. Settings Update"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2504564"></a>4.3. Settings Update</h3></div></div></div><p>
+ </p></div><div class="sect2" title="4.3. Settings Update"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2945348"></a>4.3. Settings Update</h3></div></div></div><p>
The next stage is also handled by
<code class="function">torbutton_update_status()</code>. This function sets scores of
@@ -557,10 +558,10 @@ end of its work, it sets
<span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.settings_applied</strong></span>, which signifies the
completion of the toggle operation to the <a class="link" href="#contentpolicy" title="@torproject.org/cssblocker;1 - components/cssblocker.js">content policy</a>.
- </p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="5. Description of Options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2519462"></a>5. Description of Options</h2></div></div></div><p>This section provides a detailed description of Torbutton's options. Each
+ </p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="5. Description of Options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2966553"></a>5. Description of Options</h2></div></div></div><p>This section provides a detailed description of Torbutton's options. Each
option is presented as the string from the preferences window, a summary, the
preferences it touches, and the effect this has on the components, chrome, and
-browser properties.</p><div class="sect2" title="5.1. Test Settings"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2542642"></a>5.1. Test Settings</h3></div></div></div><p>
+browser properties.</p><div class="sect2" title="5.1. Test Settings"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2948284"></a>5.1. Test Settings</h3></div></div></div><p>
This button under the Proxy Settings tab provides a way to verify that the
proxy settings are correct, and actually do route through the Tor network. It
performs this check by issuing an <a class="ulink" href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XMLHttpRequest"; target="_top">XMLHTTPRequest</a>
@@ -619,7 +620,7 @@ all this and the plugin managed to find some way to load.
Since most plugins completely ignore browser proxy settings, the actions
performed by this setting are crucial to satisfying the <a class="link" href="#proxy">Proxy Obedience</a> requirement.
- </p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.3. Isolate Dynamic Content to Tor State (crucial)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2536168"></a>5.3. Isolate Dynamic Content to Tor State (crucial)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.isolate_content</strong></span></p><p>Enabling this preference is what enables the <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/cssblocker.js"; target="_top">@torproject.org/cssblocker;1</a> content policy
+ </p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.3. Isolate Dynamic Content to Tor State (crucial)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2965289"></a>5.3. Isolate Dynamic Content to Tor State (crucial)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.isolate_content</strong></span></p><p>Enabling this preference is what enables the <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/cssblocker.js"; target="_top">@torproject.org/cssblocker;1</a> content policy
mentioned above, and causes it to block content load attempts in pages an
opposite Tor state from the current state. Freshly loaded <a class="ulink" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XUL/tabbrowser"; target="_top">browser
tabs</a> are tagged
@@ -667,11 +668,11 @@ meet the <a class="link" href="#setpreservation">Anonymity Set Preservation</a>
requirements. Unfortunately, Gregory Fleischer discovered it is still possible
to retrieve the original screen values by using <a class="ulink" href="http://pseudo-flaw.net/tor/torbutton/unmask-sandbox-xpcnativewrapper.html"; target="_top">XPCNativeWrapper</a>
or <a class="ulink" href="http://pseudo-flaw.net/tor/torbutton/unmask-components-lookupmethod.html"; target="_top">Components.lookupMethod</a>.
-We are still looking for a workaround as of Torbutton 1.2.4.
+We are still looking for a workaround as of Torbutton 1.2.5.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.5. Resize windows to multiples of 50px during Tor usage (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2530601"></a>5.5. Resize windows to multiples of 50px during Tor usage (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.resize_windows</strong></span></p><p>
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.5. Resize windows to multiples of 50px during Tor usage (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2964952"></a>5.5. Resize windows to multiples of 50px during Tor usage (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.resize_windows</strong></span></p><p>
This option drastically cuts down on the number of distinct anonymity sets
that divide the Tor web userbase. Without this setting, the dimensions for a
@@ -706,7 +707,7 @@ infer toolbar size/presence by the distance to the nearest 50 pixel roundoff).
</p><p>
This setting helps to meet the <a class="link" href="#setpreservation">Anonymity Set Preservation</a> requirements.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.6. Disable Updates During Tor"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2513266"></a>5.6. Disable Updates During Tor</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.no_updates</strong></span></p><p>This setting causes Torbutton to disable the four <a class="ulink" href="http://wiki.mozilla.org/Update:Users/Checking_For_Updates#Preference_Controls_and_State"; target="_top">Firefox
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.6. Disable Updates During Tor"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2977086"></a>5.6. Disable Updates During Tor</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.no_updates</strong></span></p><p>This setting causes Torbutton to disable the four <a class="ulink" href="http://wiki.mozilla.org/Update:Users/Checking_For_Updates#Preference_Controls_and_State"; target="_top">Firefox
update settings</a> during Tor
usage: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.update.enabled</strong></span>,
<span class="command"><strong>app.update.enabled</strong></span>,
@@ -716,7 +717,16 @@ update settings</a> during Tor
checking for search plugin updates while Tor is enabled.
</p><p>
This setting satisfies the <a class="link" href="#updates">Update Safety</a> requirement.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.7. Disable Search Suggestions during Tor (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2505201"></a>5.7. Disable Search Suggestions during Tor (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.no_search</strong></span></p><p>
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.7. Redirect Torbutton Updates Via Tor (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2937206"></a>5.7. Redirect Torbutton Updates Via Tor (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.update_torbutton_via_tor</strong></span></p><p>This setting causes Torbutton to install an
+
+<a class="ulink" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/nsIProtocolProxyFilter"; target="_top">nsIProtocolProxyFilter</a>
+in order to redirect all version update checks and Torbutton update downloads
+via Tor, regardless of if Tor is enabled or not. This was done both to address
+concerns about data retention done by <a class="ulink" href="https://www.addons.mozilla.org"; target="_top">addons.mozilla.org</a>, as well as to
+help censored users meet the <a class="link" href="#undiscoverability">Tor
+Undiscoverability</a> requirement.
+
+ </p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.8. Disable Search Suggestions during Tor (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2937250"></a>5.8. Disable Search Suggestions during Tor (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.no_search</strong></span></p><p>
This setting causes Torbutton to disable <a class="ulink" href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.search.suggest.enabled"; target="_top"><span class="command"><strong>browser.search.suggest.enabled</strong></span></a>
during Tor usage.
This governs if you get Google search suggestions during Tor
@@ -727,7 +737,7 @@ this is recommended to be disabled.
While this setting doesn't satisfy any Torbutton requirements, the fact that
cookies are transmitted for partially typed queries does not seem desirable
for Tor usage.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.8. Disable livemarks updates during Tor usage (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2505239"></a>5.8. Disable livemarks updates during Tor usage (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.9. Disable livemarks updates during Tor usage (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2937289"></a>5.9. Disable livemarks updates during Tor usage (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.disable_livemarks</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>
This option causes Torbutton to prevent Firefox from loading <a class="ulink" href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/livebookmarks.html"; target="_top">Livemarks</a> during
@@ -741,7 +751,7 @@ service</a> when Tor is enabled.
This helps satisfy the <a class="link" href="#isolation">Network
Isolation</a> and <a class="link" href="#setpreservation">Anonymity Set
Preservation</a> requirements.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.9. Block Tor/Non-Tor access to network from file:// urls (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2505311"></a>5.9. Block Tor/Non-Tor access to network from file:// urls (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.10. Block Tor/Non-Tor access to network from file:// urls (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2937361"></a>5.10. Block Tor/Non-Tor access to network from file:// urls (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_tor_file_net</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_nontor_file_net</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>
@@ -761,7 +771,7 @@ Isolation</a> requirement, by preventing file urls from executing network
operations in opposite Tor states. Also, allowing pages to submit arbitrary
files to arbitrary sites just generally seems like a bad idea.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.10. Close all Tor/Non-Tor tabs and windows on toggle (optional)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2505383"></a>5.10. Close all Tor/Non-Tor tabs and windows on toggle (optional)</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.11. Close all Tor/Non-Tor tabs and windows on toggle (optional)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2937433"></a>5.11. Close all Tor/Non-Tor tabs and windows on toggle (optional)</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.close_nontor</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.close_tor</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>
@@ -785,7 +795,7 @@ out longer than necessary.
While this setting doesn't satisfy any Torbutton requirements, the fact that
cookies are transmitted for partially typed queries does not seem desirable
for Tor usage.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.11. Isolate Access to History navigation to Tor state (crucial)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2505464"></a>5.11. Isolate Access to History navigation to Tor state (crucial)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_js_history</strong></span></p><p>
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.12. Isolate Access to History navigation to Tor state (crucial)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2937514"></a>5.12. Isolate Access to History navigation to Tor state (crucial)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_js_history</strong></span></p><p>
This setting determines if Torbutton installs an <a class="ulink" href="http://www.oxymoronical.com/experiments/apidocs/interface/nsISHistoryListener"; target="_top">nsISHistoryListener</a>
attached to the <a class="ulink" href="http://www.oxymoronical.com/experiments/apidocs/interface/nsISHistory"; target="_top">sessionHistory</a> of
of each browser's <a class="ulink" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XUL%3aProperty%3awebNavigation"; target="_top">webNavigatator</a>.
@@ -813,7 +823,7 @@ This setting helps to fulfill Torbutton's <a class="link" href="#state">State
Separation</a> and (until Bug 409737 is fixed) <a class="link" href="#isolation">Network Isolation</a>
requirements.
- </p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.12. History Access Settings"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2505548"></a>5.12. History Access Settings</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+ </p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.13. History Access Settings"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2937598"></a>5.13. History Access Settings</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_thread</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_nthread</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_thwrite</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_nthwrite</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>These four settings govern the behavior of the <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/ignore-history.js"; target="_top">components/ignore-history.js</a>
history blocker component mentioned above. By hooking the browser's view of
@@ -828,12 +838,12 @@ Database</a> and the older Firefox 2 mechanisms.
</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> and <a class="link" href="#disk">Disk Avoidance</a> requirements.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.13. Clear History During Tor Toggle (optional)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2505661"></a>5.13. Clear History During Tor Toggle (optional)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.clear_history</strong></span></p><p>This setting governs if Torbutton calls
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.14. Clear History During Tor Toggle (optional)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2937711"></a>5.14. Clear History During Tor Toggle (optional)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.clear_history</strong></span></p><p>This setting governs if Torbutton calls
<a class="ulink" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/nsIBrowserHistory#removeAllPages.28.29"; target="_top">nsIBrowserHistory.removeAllPages</a>
and <a class="ulink" href="http://www.oxymoronical.com/experiments/apidocs/interface/nsISHistory"; target="_top">nsISHistory.PurgeHistory</a>
for each tab on Tor toggle.</p><p>
This setting is an optional way to help satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> requirement.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.14. Block Password+Form saving during Tor/Non-Tor"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2505706"></a>5.14. Block Password+Form saving during Tor/Non-Tor</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.15. Block Password+Form saving during Tor/Non-Tor"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979251"></a>5.15. Block Password+Form saving during Tor/Non-Tor</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_tforms</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_ntforms</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>These settings govern if Torbutton disables
<span class="command"><strong>browser.formfill.enable</strong></span>
@@ -842,19 +852,19 @@ Since form fields can be read at any time by Javascript, this setting is a lot
more important than it seems.
</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> and <a class="link" href="#disk">Disk Avoidance</a> requirements.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.15. Block Tor disk cache and clear all cache on Tor Toggle"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547259"></a>5.15. Block Tor disk cache and clear all cache on Tor Toggle</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.clear_cache</strong></span>
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.16. Block Tor disk cache and clear all cache on Tor Toggle"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979312"></a>5.16. Block Tor disk cache and clear all cache on Tor Toggle</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.clear_cache</strong></span>
</p><p>This option causes Torbutton to call <a class="ulink" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/nsICacheService#evictEntries.28.29"; target="_top">nsICacheService.evictEntries(0)</a>
on Tor toggle to remove all entries from the cache. In addition, this setting
causes Torbutton to set <a class="ulink" href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk.enable"; target="_top">browser.cache.disk.enable</a> to false.
</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> and <a class="link" href="#disk">Disk Avoidance</a> requirements.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.16. Block disk and memory cache during Tor"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547309"></a>5.16. Block disk and memory cache during Tor</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_cache</strong></span></p><p>This setting
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.17. Block disk and memory cache during Tor"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979362"></a>5.17. Block disk and memory cache during Tor</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.block_cache</strong></span></p><p>This setting
causes Torbutton to set <a class="ulink" href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.memory.enable"; target="_top">browser.cache.memory.enable</a>,
<a class="ulink" href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk.enable"; target="_top">browser.cache.disk.enable</a> and
<a class="ulink" href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.use-cache"; target="_top">network.http.use-cache</a> to false during tor usage.
</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> and <a class="link" href="#disk">Disk Avoidance</a> requirements.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.17. Clear Cookies on Tor Toggle"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547362"></a>5.17. Clear Cookies on Tor Toggle</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.clear_cookies</strong></span>
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.18. Clear Cookies on Tor Toggle"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979414"></a>5.18. Clear Cookies on Tor Toggle</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.clear_cookies</strong></span>
</p><p>
This setting causes Torbutton to call <a class="ulink" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/nsICookieManager#removeAll.28.29"; target="_top">nsICookieManager.removeAll()</a> on
@@ -864,7 +874,7 @@ which prevents them from being written to disk.
</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> and <a class="link" href="#disk">Disk Avoidance</a> requirements.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.18. Store Non-Tor cookies in a protected jar"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547413"></a>5.18. Store Non-Tor cookies in a protected jar</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.cookie_jars</strong></span>
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.19. Store Non-Tor cookies in a protected jar"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979465"></a>5.19. Store Non-Tor cookies in a protected jar</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.cookie_jars</strong></span>
</p><p>
This setting causes Torbutton to use <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/cookie-jar-selector.js"; target="_top">@torproject.org/cookie-jar-selector;2</a> to store
@@ -877,15 +887,15 @@ which prevents them from being written to disk.
</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> and <a class="link" href="#disk">Disk Avoidance</a> requirements.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.19. Store both Non-Tor and Tor cookies in a protected jar (dangerous)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547469"></a>5.19. Store both Non-Tor and Tor cookies in a protected jar (dangerous)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.dual_cookie_jars</strong></span>
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.20. Store both Non-Tor and Tor cookies in a protected jar (dangerous)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979522"></a>5.20. Store both Non-Tor and Tor cookies in a protected jar (dangerous)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.dual_cookie_jars</strong></span>
</p><p>
This setting causes Torbutton to use <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/cookie-jar-selector.js"; target="_top">@torproject.org/cookie-jar-selector;2</a> to store
both Tor and Non-Tor cookies into protected jars.
</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> requirement.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.20. Manage My Own Cookies (dangerous)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547508"></a>5.20. Manage My Own Cookies (dangerous)</h3></div></div></div><p>Options: None</p><p>This setting disables all Torbutton cookie handling by setting the above
-cookie prefs all to false.</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.21. Disable DOM Storage during Tor usage (crucial)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547523"></a>5.21. Disable DOM Storage during Tor usage (crucial)</h3></div></div></div><div class="sect2" title="5.21.1. Do not write Tor/Non-Tor cookies to disk"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547525"></a>5.21.1. Do not write Tor/Non-Tor cookies to disk</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.21. Manage My Own Cookies (dangerous)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979560"></a>5.21. Manage My Own Cookies (dangerous)</h3></div></div></div><p>Options: None</p><p>This setting disables all Torbutton cookie handling by setting the above
+cookie prefs all to false.</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.22. Disable DOM Storage during Tor usage (crucial)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979576"></a>5.22. Disable DOM Storage during Tor usage (crucial)</h3></div></div></div><div class="sect2" title="5.22.1. Do not write Tor/Non-Tor cookies to disk"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979578"></a>5.22.1. Do not write Tor/Non-Tor cookies to disk</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.tor_memory_jar</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.nontor_memory_jar</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>
These settings (contributed by arno) cause Torbutton to set <a class="ulink" href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.lifetimePolicy"; target="_top">network.cookie.lifetimePolicy</a>
@@ -905,21 +915,21 @@ usage to prevent
<a class="ulink" href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/DOM:Storage"; target="_top">DOM Storage</a> from
being used to store persistent information across Tor states.</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> requirement.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.22. Clear HTTP Auth on Tor Toggle (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547627"></a>5.22. Clear HTTP Auth on Tor Toggle (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.clear_http_auth</strong></span>
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.23. Clear HTTP Auth on Tor Toggle (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979679"></a>5.23. Clear HTTP Auth on Tor Toggle (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.clear_http_auth</strong></span>
</p><p>
This setting causes Torbutton to call <a class="ulink" href="http://www.oxymoronical.com/experiments/apidocs/interface/nsIHttpAuthManager"; target="_top">nsIHttpAuthManager.clearAll()</a>
every time Tor is toggled.
</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> requirement.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.23. Clear cookies on Tor/Non-Tor shutdown"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547664"></a>5.23. Clear cookies on Tor/Non-Tor shutdown</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.shutdown_method</strong></span>
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.24. Clear cookies on Tor/Non-Tor shutdown"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979717"></a>5.24. Clear cookies on Tor/Non-Tor shutdown</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.shutdown_method</strong></span>
</p><p> This option variable can actually take 3 values: 0, 1, and 2. 0 means no
cookie clearing, 1 means clear only during Tor-enabled shutdown, and 2 means
clear for both Tor and Non-Tor shutdown. When set to 1 or 2, Torbutton listens
for the <a class="ulink" href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Observer_Notifications#Application_shutdown"; target="_top">quit-application-granted</a> event in
-<code class="function">torbutton_uninstall_observer()</code> and use <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/cookie-jar-selector.js"; target="_top">@torproject.org/cookie-jar-selector;2</a>
+<code class="function">https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/crash-observer.js</code> and use <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/cookie-jar-selector.js"; target="_top">@torproject.org/cookie-jar-selector;2</a>
to clear out all cookies and all cookie jars upon shutdown. </p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> requirement.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.24. Reload cookie jar/clear cookies on Firefox crash"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547718"></a>5.24. Reload cookie jar/clear cookies on Firefox crash</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.25. Reload cookie jar/clear cookies on Firefox crash"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979772"></a>5.25. Reload cookie jar/clear cookies on Firefox crash</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.reload_crashed_jar</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.crashed</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>This is no longer a user visible option, and is enabled by default. In
the event of a crash, the Torbutton <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/crash-observer.js"; target="_top">components/crash-observer.js</a>
@@ -931,14 +941,14 @@ the chrome that listens for this update), and Torbutton will load the
component.</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> requirement in the event of Firefox
crashes.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.25. On crash recovery or session restored startup, restore via: Tor, Non-Tor"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547794"></a>5.25. On crash recovery or session restored startup, restore via: Tor, Non-Tor</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.26. On crash recovery or session restored startup, restore via: Tor, Non-Tor"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979847"></a>5.26. On crash recovery or session restored startup, restore via: Tor, Non-Tor</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.restore_tor</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.crashed</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.normal_exit</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>This option works with the Torbutton <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/crash-observer.js"; target="_top">crash-observer.js</a>
to set the Tor state after a crash is detected (via the
<span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.crashed</strong></span> pref). To confirm for
false positives (such as session restore failures, upgrade, normal
session restore, etc), Torbutton also sets the pref
-extensions.torbutton.normal_exit in torbutton_uninstall_observer() during
+extensions.torbutton.normal_exit during
Firefox exit and checks this value as well during startup.
</p><p>
@@ -947,7 +957,7 @@ setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a>
requirement in the event of Firefox crashes by ensuring all cookies,
settings and saved sessions are reloaded from a fixed Tor state.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.26. On normal startup, set state to: Tor, Non-Tor, Shutdown State"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547866"></a>5.26. On normal startup, set state to: Tor, Non-Tor, Shutdown State</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.27. On normal startup, set state to: Tor, Non-Tor, Shutdown State"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979919"></a>5.27. On normal startup, set state to: Tor, Non-Tor, Shutdown State</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.startup_state</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.noncrashed</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.normal_exit</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>This option also works with the Torbutton <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/crash-observer.js"; target="_top">crash-observer.js</a>
to set the Tor state after a normal startup is detected (via the
@@ -957,7 +967,7 @@ false positives
extensions.torbutton.normal_exit in torbutton_uninstall_observer() during
Firefox exit and checks this value as well during startup.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.27. Prevent session store from saving Non-Tor/Tor-loaded tabs"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547925"></a>5.27. Prevent session store from saving Non-Tor/Tor-loaded tabs</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.28. Prevent session store from saving Non-Tor/Tor-loaded tabs"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2979978"></a>5.28. Prevent session store from saving Non-Tor/Tor-loaded tabs</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.nonontor_sessionstore</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.notor_sessionstore</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>If these options are enabled, the <a class="ulink" href="https://git.torproject.org/checkout/torbutton/master/src/components/nsSessionStore3.js"; target="_top">replacement nsSessionStore.js</a>
component checks the <span class="command"><strong>__tb_tor_fetched</strong></span> tag of tabs before writing them
@@ -967,7 +977,7 @@ This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#disk">Disk Avoidance</a
requirement, and also helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#state">State Separation</a> requirement in the event of Firefox
crashes.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.28. Set user agent during Tor usage (crucial)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2547990"></a>5.28. Set user agent during Tor usage (crucial)</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.29. Set user agent during Tor usage (crucial)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2980042"></a>5.29. Set user agent during Tor usage (crucial)</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.set_uagent</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.platform_override</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.oscpu_override</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.buildID_override</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.productsub_override</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.appname_override</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.appversion_override</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.useragent_override</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.useragent_vendor</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span
class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.useragent_vendorSub</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>On face, user agent switching appears to be straight-forward in Firefox.
It provides several options for controlling the browser user agent string:
@@ -991,7 +1001,7 @@ certain resource:// files</a>. These cases are handled by Torbutton's
</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#setpreservation">Anonymity Set Preservation</a> requirement.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.29. Spoof US English Browser"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2548164"></a>5.29. Spoof US English Browser</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.30. Spoof US English Browser"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2980217"></a>5.30. Spoof US English Browser</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.spoof_english</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.spoof_charset</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.spoof_language</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p> This option causes Torbutton to set
<span class="command"><strong>general.useragent.locale</strong></span>
@@ -1002,13 +1012,48 @@ This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#setpreservation">Anonym
well as hooking <span class="command"><strong>navigator.language</strong></span> via its <a class="link" href="#jshooks" title="5.4. Hook Dangerous Javascript">javascript hooks</a>.
</p><p>
This setting helps to satisfy the <a class="link" href="#setpreservation">Anonymity Set Preservation</a> and <a class="link" href="#location">Location Neutrality</a> requirements.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.30. Don't send referrer during Tor Usage"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2548257"></a>5.30. Don't send referrer during Tor Usage</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.disable_referer</strong></span>
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.31. Don't send referrer during Tor Usage"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2980310"></a>5.31. Don't send referrer during Tor Usage</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.disable_referer</strong></span>
</p><p>
This option causes Torbutton to set <a class="ulink" href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer"; target="_top">network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer</a> and
<a class="ulink" href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.sendRefererHeader"; target="_top">network.http.sendRefererHeader</a> during Tor usage.</p><p>
This setting also does not directly satisfy any Torbutton requirement, but
some may desire to mask their referrer for general privacy concerns.
-</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.31. Store SSL/CA Certs in separate jars for Tor/Non-Tor (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2548297"></a>5.31. Store SSL/CA Certs in separate jars for Tor/Non-Tor (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.32. Strip platform and language off of Google Search Box queries"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2980350"></a>5.32. Strip platform and language off of Google Search Box queries</h3></div></div></div><p>Option: <span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.fix_google_srch</strong></span>
+</p><p>
+
+This option causes Torbutton to use the <a class="ulink" href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Search_Service:API"; target="_top">@mozilla.org/browser/search-service;1</a>
+component to wrap the Google search plugin. On many platforms, notably Debian
+and Ubuntu, the Google search plugin is set to reveal a lot of language and
+platform information. This setting strips off that info while Tor is enabled.
+
+</p><p>
+This setting helps Torbutton to fulfill its <a class="link" href="#setpreservation">Anonymity Set Preservation</a> requirement.
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.33. Automatically use an alternate search engine when presented with a Google Captcha"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2980391"></a>5.33. Automatically use an alternate search engine when presented with a
+Google Captcha</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
+</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.asked_google_captcha</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.dodge_google_captcha</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.google_redir_url</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
+</p><p>
+
+Google's earch engine has rate limiting features that cause it to
+<a class="ulink" href="http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2007/07/reason-behind-were-sorry-message.html"; target="_top">present
+captchas</a> and sometimes even outright ban IPs that issue large numbers
+of search queries, especially if a lot of these queries appear to be searching
+for software vulnerabilities or unprotected comment areas.
+
+</p><p>
+
+Despite multiple discussions with Google, we were unable to come to a solution
+or any form of compromise that would reduce the number of captchas and
+outright bans seen by Tor users issuing regular queries.
+
+</p><p>
+As a result, we've implemented this option as an <a class="ulink" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XUL_School/Intercepting_Page_Loads#HTTP_Observers"; target="_top">'http-on-modify-request'</a>
+http observer to optionally redirect banned or captcha-triggering Google
+queries to search engines that do not rate limit Tor users. The current
+options are ixquick.com, bing.com, yahoo.com and scroogle.org. These are
+encoded in the preferences
+<span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.redir_url.[1-4]</strong></span>.
+
+</p></div><div class="sect2" title="5.34. Store SSL/CA Certs in separate jars for Tor/Non-Tor (recommended)"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2980471"></a>5.34. Store SSL/CA Certs in separate jars for Tor/Non-Tor (recommended)</h3></div></div></div><p>Options:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.jar_certs</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="command"><strong>extensions.torbutton.jar_ca_certs</strong></span></td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>
@@ -1345,13 +1390,13 @@ or complete, but it is automated and could be turned into something useful
with a bit of work.
</p></li></ol></div><p>
- </p></div><div class="sect2" title="7.2. Multi-state testing"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2549304"></a>7.2. Multi-state testing</h3></div></div></div><p>
+ </p></div><div class="sect2" title="7.2. Multi-state testing"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2981478"></a>7.2. Multi-state testing</h3></div></div></div><p>
The tests in this section are geared towards a page that would instruct the
user to toggle their Tor state after the fetch and perform some operations:
mouseovers, stray clicks, and potentially reloads.
- </p><div class="sect3" title="Cookies and Cache Correlation"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2549316"></a>Cookies and Cache Correlation</h4></div></div></div><p>
+ </p><div class="sect3" title="Cookies and Cache Correlation"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2981490"></a>Cookies and Cache Correlation</h4></div></div></div><p>
The most obvious test is to set a cookie, ask the user to toggle tor, and then
have them reload the page. The cookie should no longer be set if they are
using the default Torbutton settings. In addition, it is possible to leverage
@@ -1359,11 +1404,11 @@ the cache to <a class="ulink" href="http://crypto.stanford.edu/sameorigin/safeca
identifiers</a>. The default settings of Torbutton should also protect
against these from persisting across Tor Toggle.
- </p></div><div class="sect3" title="Javascript timers and event handlers"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2549339"></a>Javascript timers and event handlers</h4></div></div></div><p>
+ </p></div><div class="sect3" title="Javascript timers and event handlers"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2981513"></a>Javascript timers and event handlers</h4></div></div></div><p>
Javascript can set timers and register event handlers in the hopes of fetching
URLs after the user has toggled Torbutton.
- </p></div><div class="sect3" title="CSS Popups and non-script Dynamic Content"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2549351"></a>CSS Popups and non-script Dynamic Content</h4></div></div></div><p>
+ </p></div><div class="sect3" title="CSS Popups and non-script Dynamic Content"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2981526"></a>CSS Popups and non-script Dynamic Content</h4></div></div></div><p>
Even if Javascript is disabled, CSS is still able to
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/css%20pop%20ups/"; target="_top">create popup-like
@@ -1388,7 +1433,7 @@ these attacks, playing with them, and reporting what you find (and potentially
submitting the test cases back to be run in the standard batch of Torbutton
tests.
- </p><div class="sect3" title="Some suggested vectors to investigate"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2549406"></a>Some suggested vectors to investigate</h4></div></div></div><p>
+ </p><div class="sect3" title="Some suggested vectors to investigate"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="id2981580"></a>Some suggested vectors to investigate</h4></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem">Strange ways to register Javascript <a class="ulink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOM_Events"; target="_top">events</a> and <a class="ulink" href="http://www.devshed.com/c/a/JavaScript/Using-Timers-in-JavaScript/"; target="_top">timeouts</a> should
be verified to actually be ineffective after Tor has been toggled.</li><li class="listitem">Other ways to cause Javascript to be executed after
<span class="command"><strong>javascript.enabled</strong></span> has been toggled off.</li><li class="listitem">Odd ways to attempt to load plugins. Kyle Williams has had
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