Author: Jacob Appelbaum Date: To: tails-dev Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Faking htpdate user agent worth it?
adrelanos: > Hello,
>
> I am wondering about this line in /etc/default/htpdate:
> HTTP_USER_AGENT="$(/usr/local/bin/getTorbuttonUserAgent)"
>
> Since you are also using curl and only download the header, does faking
> the Tor Button user agent provide any additional benefit? Couldn't the
> server quite easily distinguish from real Tor Button users and tails_htp
> curl users?
>
> Even if you were not telling curl to only download the header. If you
> were still downloading the whole site. Would that actually add any
> additional benefit?
>
> Haven't found this in the design. Please explain.
>
I'd be interested in using the same headers for tlsdate - so whatever
you guys end up using - lets try to make them look similar?
