Tor says it’s "still safe" amid reports of police deanonymizing users - eviltoast
  • orcrist@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    The potential for timing attacks has been known since the beginning of Tor. In other words, more than a decade. But that doesn’t mean you can’t defend against it. One way to defend against it is by having more nodes. Another way is to write clients that take into account the potential for timing attacks. Both of these were specifically mentioned in the article.

    Based on what was in the article and what’s in the history books, I’m not sure how to interpret your comment in a constructive way. Is there anything more specific you meant, that isn’t contradicted by what’s in the article?

    • ShortN0te@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      Yes, sorry i worded it incorrectly you can try to make it harder but timing attacks are still possible.

      Nope, just a summary that this is just old news. There is nothing new in the article.