How is it possible that tor is using 4 nodes instead of three? Has tor been modified or is my security under threat
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Where are you seeing 4 nodes being used? – pastly May 18 '18 at 14:21
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@pastly I've edited and added a picture – securitydude5 May 22 '18 at 11:57
In some cases, Tor will make 4-hop circuits because extending a circuit 1 more hop is cheaper than building an entirely new one.
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Where is this documented? – user13990 Jul 30 '18 at 16:56
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gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/path-spec.txt search for cannibalize – pastly Jul 30 '18 at 17:15