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Re: end-to-end encryption question

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Subject: Re: end-to-end encryption question
From: Peter Palfrader <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:04:17 +0200
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On Thu, 13 Sep 2007, M wrote:

> >>      For obvious reasons, tor should not be getting directory information over
> >> a connection that is not encrypted from end to end, even if everyone knows
> >> exactly what the content of the directory information happens to be at any
> >> given moment.
> > 
> > What are those reasons?  I'm sorry they are not apparent to me.
> > 
> 
> ISP could mangle it for example.

No.  They are signed.

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References:
- end-to-end encryption question
  - From: Scott Bennett
- Re: end-to-end encryption question
  - From: Peter Palfrader
- Re: end-to-end encryption question
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