check.torproject.org doesn't recognise tbb-alpha

check.torproject.org doesn't recognise the latest esr60-based alpha (8.0a9) as a legit tor browser bundle.

Congratulations. This browser is configured to use Tor. However, it does not appear to be Tor Browser. Click here to go to the download page

Trac:
Username: tgragnato

added component::applications/tor check owner::arlolra priority::medium reporter::tgragnato resolution::fixed severity::normal status::closed type::defect labels

Trac:
Owner: hiro to arlolra
Component: Webpages/Webtools to Applications/Tor Check

#26577 (moved) is a duplicate.

Trac:
Cc: N/A to adrelanos@riseup.net

Trac:
Cc: adrelanos@riseup.net to adrelanos@riseup.net, gamma@fooledbyrandomness.com

Cc'ing Matt since he was the author of the last patch to update the expected user agent.

Trac:
Cc: adrelanos@riseup.net, gamma@fooledbyrandomness.com to adrelanos@riseup.net, gamma@fooledbyrandomness.com, sysrqb

If the Tor Browser folks can say here what the right user agents are, then we'll be closer to fixing this bug.

Unless the right fix is to abandon the "check user agent to see if it's really tor browser" feature in Check, now that there will be many user agents? (Seems like we want to keep it if we can, especially with the new browsers that are integrating with Tor.)

Presumably, it's rv:60.0. I can deploy this on Monday unless you feel there's some urgency to it?

Monday should be just fine. Thanks!

(I keep messing with the ticket because users keep reporting it as an issue, since the browser team asked people to try the new tor browser beta.)

And, I hear from the browser team that they're changing up the user agent thing, maybe to stop claiming that everything is Windows, since it's breaking some behavior and the lie isn't very convincing. Plus there's Tor Browser Android coming. ...I'll let the browser folks provide actual facts rather than just my rumors. :)

@arma please see comments on #26146 (moved) and https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-80a9#comments for that issue, let's keep different issues separate.

I made it more permissive in https://gitweb.torproject.org/check.git/commit/?id=c6a82190f970a6598541d1fbd1422c9ef16fc4fe

And I'll keep an eye out for a decision in #26146 (moved) in case that can be reverted.

It's now deployed.

Trac:
Status: new to closed
Resolution: N/A to fixed

closed

mentioned in issue #26577 (moved)