[Commotion-dev] Torouter on Commotion

[Dan Staples]

Updating the OpenWRT Tor package to the latest stable versions would be 
a benefit for everyone :)

And making a LuCI interface could be useful, but there would be more to 
it than that. Did you talk to Stephanie about what she implemented? 
When we discussed the possibility of using Tor in Commotion, there were 
some factors brought up for consideration:

1. How would the end user use it? Would it be a specific access point 
on Commotion-OpenWRT that provided a transparent proxy through the Tor 
network?
2. If so, how do we manage the information leak risks that would 
otherwise be addressed by using the Tor browser bundle?
3. If we provide a transparent proxy to the Tor network, how do we 
handle local traffic for mesh-only services?
4. How would this be implemented in Commotion client software (android, 
linux, mac, windows)?

Dan

On Mon 20 May 2013 11:22:16 AM EDT, Griffin Boyce wrote:
> So after a lengthy discussion with someone involved with Torouter, he
> identified some outstanding features/issues
>
>   * Torouter doesn't have a user interface, which makes
>     use/configuration difficult
>   * No one is updating the OpenWRT package (though it is working, the
>     tor binary needs occasional updates)
>   * Current OpenWRT implementation is just "TransPort, DNSPort and a
>     few iptables rules"
>
> Not sure if this would be considered an app or a feature, but what do
> you all think?  Nat mentioned that making a generic luci interface to
> configure tor likely wouldn't be too difficult.
>
> ~Griffin
>
>
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