Filename: 000-index.txt Title: Index of Tor Proposals Author: Nick Mathewson Created: 26-Jan-2007 Status: Meta Overview: This document provides an index to Tor proposals. This is an informational document. Everything in this document below the line of '=' signs is automatically generated by reindex.py; do not edit by hand. ============================================================ Proposals by number: 000 Index of Tor Proposals [META] 001 The Tor Proposal Process [META] 098 Proposals that should be written [META] 099 Miscellaneous proposals [META] 100 Tor Unreliable Datagram Extension Proposal [DEAD] 101 Voting on the Tor Directory System [CLOSED] 102 Dropping "opt" from the directory format [CLOSED] 103 Splitting identity key from regularly used signing key [CLOSED] 104 Long and Short Router Descriptors [CLOSED] 105 Version negotiation for the Tor protocol [CLOSED] 106 Checking fewer things during TLS handshakes [CLOSED] 107 Uptime Sanity Checking [CLOSED] 108 Base "Stable" Flag on Mean Time Between Failures [CLOSED] 109 No more than one server per IP address [CLOSED] 110 Avoiding infinite length circuits [ACCEPTED] 111 Prioritizing local traffic over relayed traffic [CLOSED] 112 Bring Back Pathlen Coin Weight [SUPERSEDED] 113 Simplifying directory authority administration [SUPERSEDED] 114 Distributed Storage for Tor Hidden Service Descriptors [CLOSED] 115 Two Hop Paths [DEAD] 116 Two hop paths from entry guards [DEAD] 117 IPv6 exits [ACCEPTED] 118 Advertising multiple ORPorts at once [ACCEPTED] 119 New PROTOCOLINFO command for controllers [CLOSED] 120 Shutdown descriptors when Tor servers stop [DEAD] 121 Hidden Service Authentication [FINISHED] 122 Network status entries need a new Unnamed flag [CLOSED] 123 Naming authorities automatically create bindings [CLOSED] 124 Blocking resistant TLS certificate usage [SUPERSEDED] 125 Behavior for bridge users, bridge relays, and bridge authorities [CLOSED] 126 Getting GeoIP data and publishing usage summaries [CLOSED] 127 Relaying dirport requests to Tor download site / website [DRAFT] 128 Families of private bridges [DEAD] 129 Block Insecure Protocols by Default [CLOSED] 130 Version 2 Tor connection protocol [CLOSED] 131 Help users to verify they are using Tor [NEEDS-REVISION] 132 A Tor Web Service For Verifying Correct Browser Configuration [DRAFT] 133 Incorporate Unreachable ORs into the Tor Network [DRAFT] 134 More robust consensus voting with diverse authority sets [ACCEPTED] 135 Simplify Configuration of Private Tor Networks [CLOSED] 136 Mass authority migration with legacy keys [CLOSED] 137 Keep controllers informed as Tor bootstraps [CLOSED] 138 Remove routers that are not Running from consensus documents [CLOSED] 139 Download consensus documents only when it will be trusted [CLOSED] 140 Provide diffs between consensuses [ACCEPTED] 141 Download server descriptors on demand [DRAFT] 142 Combine Introduction and Rendezvous Points [DEAD] 143 Improvements of Distributed Storage for Tor Hidden Service Descriptors [OPEN] 144 Increase the diversity of circuits by detecting nodes belonging the same provider [DRAFT] 145 Separate "suitable as a guard" from "suitable as a new guard" [OPEN] 146 Add new flag to reflect long-term stability [OPEN] 147 Eliminate the need for v2 directories in generating v3 directories [ACCEPTED] 148 Stream end reasons from the client side should be uniform [CLOSED] 149 Using data from NETINFO cells [OPEN] 150 Exclude Exit Nodes from a circuit [CLOSED] 151 Improving Tor Path Selection [DRAFT] 152 Optionally allow exit from single-hop circuits [CLOSED] 153 Automatic software update protocol [SUPERSEDED] 154 Automatic Software Update Protocol [SUPERSEDED] 155 Four Improvements of Hidden Service Performance [FINISHED] 156 Tracking blocked ports on the client side [OPEN] 157 Make certificate downloads specific [ACCEPTED] 158 Clients download consensus + microdescriptors [OPEN] 159 Exit Scanning [OPEN] 160 Authorities vote for bandwidth offsets in consensus [OPEN] Proposals by status: DRAFT: 127 Relaying dirport requests to Tor download site / website 132 A Tor Web Service For Verifying Correct Browser Configuration 133 Incorporate Unreachable ORs into the Tor Network 141 Download server descriptors on demand 144 Increase the diversity of circuits by detecting nodes belonging the same provider 151 Improving Tor Path Selection NEEDS-REVISION: 131 Help users to verify they are using Tor OPEN: 143 Improvements of Distributed Storage for Tor Hidden Service Descriptors [for 0.2.1.x] 145 Separate "suitable as a guard" from "suitable as a new guard" [for 0.2.1.x] 146 Add new flag to reflect long-term stability [for 0.2.1.x] 149 Using data from NETINFO cells [for 0.2.1.x] 156 Tracking blocked ports on the client side [for 0.2.?] 158 Clients download consensus + microdescriptors 159 Exit Scanning 160 Authorities vote for bandwidth offsets in consensus [for 0.2.2.x] ACCEPTED: 110 Avoiding infinite length circuits [for 0.2.1.x] [in 0.2.1.3-alpha] 117 IPv6 exits [for 0.2.1.x] 118 Advertising multiple ORPorts at once [for 0.2.1.x] 134 More robust consensus voting with diverse authority sets [for 0.2.2.x] 140 Provide diffs between consensuses [for 0.2.2.x] 147 Eliminate the need for v2 directories in generating v3 directories [for 0.2.1.x] 157 Make certificate downloads specific [for 0.2.1.x] META: 000 Index of Tor Proposals 001 The Tor Proposal Process 098 Proposals that should be written 099 Miscellaneous proposals FINISHED: 121 Hidden Service Authentication [in 0.2.1.x] 155 Four Improvements of Hidden Service Performance [in 0.2.1.x] CLOSED: 101 Voting on the Tor Directory System [in 0.2.0.x] 102 Dropping "opt" from the directory format [in 0.2.0.x] 103 Splitting identity key from regularly used signing key [in 0.2.0.x] 104 Long and Short Router Descriptors [in 0.2.0.x] 105 Version negotiation for the Tor protocol [in 0.2.0.x] 106 Checking fewer things during TLS handshakes [in 0.2.0.x] 107 Uptime Sanity Checking [in 0.2.0.x] 108 Base "Stable" Flag on Mean Time Between Failures [in 0.2.0.x] 109 No more than one server per IP address [in 0.2.0.x] 111 Prioritizing local traffic over relayed traffic [in 0.2.0.x] 114 Distributed Storage for Tor Hidden Service Descriptors [in 0.2.0.x] 119 New PROTOCOLINFO command for controllers [in 0.2.0.x] 122 Network status entries need a new Unnamed flag [in 0.2.0.x] 123 Naming authorities automatically create bindings [in 0.2.0.x] 125 Behavior for bridge users, bridge relays, and bridge authorities [in 0.2.0.x] 126 Getting GeoIP data and publishing usage summaries [in 0.2.0.x] 129 Block Insecure Protocols by Default [in 0.2.0.x] 130 Version 2 Tor connection protocol [in 0.2.0.x] 135 Simplify Configuration of Private Tor Networks [for 0.2.1.x] [in 0.2.1.2-alpha] 136 Mass authority migration with legacy keys [in 0.2.0.x] 137 Keep controllers informed as Tor bootstraps [in 0.2.1.x] 138 Remove routers that are not Running from consensus documents [in 0.2.1.2-alpha] 139 Download consensus documents only when it will be trusted [in 0.2.1.x] 148 Stream end reasons from the client side should be uniform [in 0.2.1.9-alpha] 150 Exclude Exit Nodes from a circuit [in 0.2.1.3-alpha] 152 Optionally allow exit from single-hop circuits [in 0.2.1.6-alpha] SUPERSEDED: 112 Bring Back Pathlen Coin Weight 113 Simplifying directory authority administration 124 Blocking resistant TLS certificate usage 153 Automatic software update protocol 154 Automatic Software Update Protocol DEAD: 100 Tor Unreliable Datagram Extension Proposal 115 Two Hop Paths 116 Two hop paths from entry guards 120 Shutdown descriptors when Tor servers stop 128 Families of private bridges 142 Combine Introduction and Rendezvous Points