Re: [tor-talk] Different degree of identification -> trustworthiness of Tor Relay operators

[Alexis Wattel <alexiswattel@xxxxxxxxx>]

âHello all,â

> I would like to propose the topic of introducing a certain degree of
> verification, in order to obtain certain responsibilities:â

On the contrary, I think that this feature could be dangerous.
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For some of the Âadversaries Tor has, it would be actually very simple to falsify various types of ID checks. â
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Indeed, secret services, among others, are already very keen on hiding their activities through dozens of fake cover companies and identities.â
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To distinguishing the fake from the legitimate ones would âtherefore be very difficult.
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Evil Tor operators would thereby gain a false sense of legitimacy which, in the end, helps no one combating them.

Detecting them could require more of a black boxâ type approach, based only on behavorial facts. Or other metadata that is not so misleadingly forgeable.

Sadly, this is not an easy problem to fix.

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 Message d'origine Â
De: Fabio Pietrosanti (naif) - lists
EnvoyÃ: jeudi 28 janvier 2016 10:35â

Actually a Tor relay do have a Contact information, with untrustuctured
data in it where i can type "Hello, i'm mikey mouse, write me to
cybercommand@xxxxxxx".

Now, we know that inside the Tor networks the Tor relays may have
different roles and different responsibilities.

I would like to propose the topic of introducing a certain degree of
verification, in order to obtain certain responsibilities:
- Email validation (Email based check)
- Phone number validation (SMS based check)â

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