doc: add release notes for Tor PoW defenses
What the developer wrote
Authored by Vasil Dimov
doc: add release notes for Tor PoW defenses
What changed, and why it matters
This commit only adds a release note describing a previously implemented feature: automatic Tor hidden services created by Bitcoin Core will use Tor's proof-of-work (PoW) defenses when supported by the Tor daemon. The commit itself changes only documentation and contains no code.
No security action needed; review the related PR #33414 if assessing the actual implementation of Tor PoW defenses.
Security signals we found
Documentation-only change
Describes a defensive hardening feature (Tor PoW) rather than a vulnerability fix
No functional code changes in commit
Evidence from the diff
The diff creates doc/release-notes-33414.md, a documentation-only file. It notes that Bitcoin Core’s automatically created Tor hidden services will enable Tor PoW defenses if the Tor daemon supports them, referencing Tor project documentation and pull request #33414. No source code, configuration, or behavior is modified.
Changed components
doc/release-notes-33414.mdInspect captured patch +9 / −0
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+Notable changes
+===============
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+P2P and network changes
+-----------------------
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+Tor hidden services that are created automatically by Bitcoin Core will have
+[PoW defenses](https://tpo.pages.torproject.net/onion-services/ecosystem/technology/security/pow/)
+enabled if the Tor daemon supports that. (#33414)
Why this scored 15/100
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