#1258: Tor allows non-ASCII chars in contact line
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Reporter: karsten | Owner: nickm
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: minor | Milestone: Tor: 0.2.2.x-final
Component: Tor - Relay | Version: 0.2.1.22
Resolution: None | Keywords:
Parent: |
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Old description:
> Tor allows non-ASCII chars in the contact line of router descriptors
> which
>
> a) breaks tools parsing descriptors and
>
> b) doesn't conform to dir-spec.txt.
>
> Should we disallow non-ASCII chars in the future by being more strict
> when
> verifying torrc and when uploading descriptors to the directory
> authorities?
> Or should we change dir-spec.txt to allow more characters in the contact
> line?
> Or did I miss something?
>
> [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]
New description:
Tor allows non-ASCII chars in the contact line of router descriptors which
a) breaks tools parsing descriptors and
b) doesn't conform to dir-spec.txt.
Should we disallow non-ASCII chars in the future by being more strict when
verifying torrc and when uploading descriptors to the directory
authorities?
Or should we change dir-spec.txt to allow more characters in the contact
line?
Or did I miss something?
[Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]
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Comment(by karsten):
Today I learned it's not just the contact line, but also the platform line
that may contain arbitrary bytes.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/1258#comment:5>
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