Commit 4af79303 authored by Nick Mathewson's avatar Nick Mathewson
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Do not include a timestamp in the ClientHello Random field.

Instead, send random bytes.

While the gmt_unix_time record was added in an ostensible attempt to
mitigate the dangers of a bad RNG, its presence leaks the host's view
of the current time in the clear.  This minor leak can help
fingerprint TLS instances across networks and protocols... and what's
worse, it's doubtful thet the gmt_unix_time record does any good at
all for its intended purpose, since:

    * It's quite possible to open two TLS connections in one second.
    * If the PRNG output is prone to repeat itself, ephemeral
    * handshakes (and who knows what else besides) are broken.
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