commit e01e4e0146a4618678b5ec8003e0f8a798b592e7
parent bf95d678e86598c5200417e96d4d4069ace8b851
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 14:16:21 -0400
Merge branch 'ticket20575_031_01_squashed'
Diffstat:
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/changes/ticket20575 b/changes/ticket20575
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ o Deprecation (config):
+ - Deprecate HTTPProxy/HTTPProxyAuthenticator config options. It only
+ applies to direct unencrypted HTTP connections to your directory server,
+ which your Tor probably isn't using. Fixes bug 20575.
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -521,13 +521,14 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS
[[HTTPProxy]] **HTTPProxy** __host__[:__port__]::
Tor will make all its directory requests through this host:port (or host:80
if port is not specified), rather than connecting directly to any directory
- servers.
+ servers. (DEPRECATED: As of 0.3.1.0-alpha you should use HTTPSProxy.)
[[HTTPProxyAuthenticator]] **HTTPProxyAuthenticator** __username:password__::
If defined, Tor will use this username:password for Basic HTTP proxy
authentication, as in RFC 2617. This is currently the only form of HTTP
proxy authentication that Tor supports; feel free to submit a patch if you
- want it to support others.
+ want it to support others. (DEPRECATED: As of 0.3.1.0-alpha you should use
+ HTTPSProxyAuthenticator.)
[[HTTPSProxy]] **HTTPSProxy** __host__[:__port__]::
Tor will make all its OR (SSL) connections through this host:port (or
diff --git a/src/or/config.c b/src/or/config.c
@@ -673,6 +673,13 @@ static const config_deprecation_t option_deprecation_notes_[] = {
"easier to fingerprint, and may open you to esoteric attacks." },
/* End of options deprecated since 0.2.9.2-alpha. */
+ /* Deprecated since 0.3.2.0-alpha. */
+ { "HTTPProxy", "It only applies to direct unencrypted HTTP connections "
+ "to your directory server, which your Tor probably wasn't using." },
+ { "HTTPProxyAuthenticator", "HTTPProxy is deprecated in favor of HTTPSProxy "
+ "which should be used with HTTPSProxyAuthenticator." },
+ /* End of options deprecated since 0.3.2.0-alpha. */
+
{ NULL, NULL }
};