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Ah, that seems sensible - because if the chain is me -> a -> b -> badsite.onion, and the NSA owns a & b, I'm encrypting to each of those node's keys; and in the
by owenmarshall 13y ago
Ah, that seems sensible - because if the chain is me -> a -> b -> badsite.onion, and the NSA owns a & b, I'm encrypting to each of those node's keys; and in the absence of a central Torland CA, I can't trust anything but what's visible.
So even if badsite.onion used TLS, I'd be forced to verify their certificate offline or risk
me -> a -> b -> badsite.onion (NSA fakery) <=> torchain -> badsite.onion (real)
Am I tracking? That's tricky.
- nwh 13y agoRemember that the URL acts as the public key. If you got the URL from a reputable source then there's no way that you could manage tot get into that situation. Just like SSL you're assured that the destination is who you think it is.