[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #517: make tahoe Tor- and I2P-friendly

[Tahoe-LAFS]

#517: make tahoe Tor- and I2P-friendly
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     Reporter:  warner   |      Owner:  warner
         Type:           |     Status:  new
  enhancement            |
     Priority:  minor    |  Milestone:  1.13.0
    Component:  code-    |    Version:  1.2.0
  network                |   Keywords:  privacy anonymity anti-censorship
   Resolution:           |  i2p tor-protocol usability
Launchpad Bug:           |
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Comment (by Brian Warner <warner@…>):

 In [changeset:"095120112d7897fb4ded8bff0f4df9cfdaa373f9/trunk"
 0951201/trunk]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="trunk"
 revision="095120112d7897fb4ded8bff0f4df9cfdaa373f9"
 Merge 2788-connection-handlers: add Tor/I2P support

 This adds client-side support for automatically connecting to Tor and
 I2P -hosted servers (when the server advertises a "tor:" or "i2p:"
 -style connection hint, and when the necessary extra libraries are
 installed, and when a Tor/I2P daemon is running and reachable at the
 default location).

 The new `[connections]` section of `tahoe.cfg` can include `tcp: tor` to
 make all TCP connections use Tor instead. This ought to hide the
 client's IP address from servers and the Introducer.

 The new `[tor]` and `[i2p]` sections of `tahoe.cfg` will control how
 Tor/I2P connections are made (whether to spin up a new Tor daemon, what
 port to use to connect to an existing one, etc). `configuration.rst`
 explains the possible syntax. Note that only the default I2P connection
 method is implemented in Foolscap-0.12.2, but not the alternatives, so
 many options that are legal syntax for `tahoe.cfg` will not work yet.

 It also enables the `connections` section of `private/servers.yaml` to
 override the connection-handler mapping.

 refs ticket:517
 closes ticket:2788
 }}}

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