Re: Browsers and .onion names

On 11/26/15, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote:
> Now that we have RFC7686, there's a new requirement applicable to HTTP
> clients:
>
> """
> Applications (including proxies) that implement the Tor protocol MUST
> recognize .onion names as special by either accessing them directly or using
> a proxy (e.g., SOCKS [RFC1928]) to do so.  Applications that do not
> implement the Tor protocol SHOULD generate an error upon the use of .onion
> and SHOULD NOT perform a DNS lookup.
> """
>
> Is anyone aware of a browser that does this or plans to do so?
>

I believe that the Tor Browser properly implements RFC7686.

All the best,
Jacob

Received on Thursday, 26 November 2015 12:22:30 UTC