Posted to tcl by hoover at Tue Jun 05 15:09:33 GMT 2018view raw

  1. Tails 3.7, obfs4 bridges, HIGH logging warning!
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  5. Debug or a high level of logging still present when using obfs4 bridges
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  7. Debug or a high level of logging still present in
  8. /var/log/tor/log when using obfs4 bridges.
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  10. This is a reminder that this problem continues to exist in Tails 3.7.
  11. (and several versions prior)
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  13. "[warn] Your log may contain sensitive information - you're logging more
  14. than "notice". Don't log unless it serves an important reason. Overwrite
  15. the log afterwards."
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  17. The logging is crazy and consumes several MB per session.
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  19. ** I have not tested this with plain Tor and/or TBB outside of Tails.
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  21. ** Nevertheless, this is being posted here just in case.
  22. (and for historical purposes as the problem continues to exist in Tails Linux!)