bug12585 748 B

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  1. o Major features (security)
  2. - Implementation of an AF_UNIX socket option to implement a SOCKS
  3. proxy reachable by Unix Domain Socket. This allows client applications to
  4. communicate with Tor without having the ability to create AF_INET or
  5. AF_INET6 family sockets. If an application has permission to create a socket
  6. with AF_UNIX, it may directly communicate with Tor as if it were an other
  7. SOCKS proxy. This should allow high risk applications to be entirely prevented
  8. from connecting directly with TCP/IP, they will be able to only connect to the
  9. internet through AF_UNIX and only through Tor.
  10. To create a socket of this type, use the syntax "unix:/path/to/socket".
  11. Closes ticket 12585.