Questions tagged [directory]
Questions relating to Tor directory servers and bridge directories
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How is a Tor relay's advertised bandwidth verified?
Back in 2007, Bauer et al. showed that a relay-level adversary could lie about their bandwidth capabilities, thus unfairly increasing the chance of having their relay selected in Tor circuits [^1].
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Can we trust those who control the directory nodes of Tor?
(I feel insecure in my country after the relays I've been using turned out to be state-compromised. Now I'm starting to doubt the integrity of the directory nodes.)
Qu: How do we know for sure that ...
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What hidden services does my relay node know about?
I built tor from source and am running it as a relay (not exit node) and also as a directory server. It is my understanding that after a while I should experience V2 hidden services publishing their ...
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can't run different instance of tor on separate DataDirecotry due to permission error
I'm trying to run different instances of tor simultaneously. One without exit node set and one with set exit note. To do so, I have to change the port and change the DataDirectory as well (Correct?). ...
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Can Tor be relied on as a trustless service? And more
My question is going to be a bit amateurish (bear with me please) but I have read a fair bit of this:
https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/dir-spec.txt [1]
And it didn't answer it. My ...
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Are the Bandwidth authorities and the Directory Authorities the same servers?
Are the Bandwidth authorities and the Directory Authorities the same servers? do the same people run both? or am i posing the wrong question, is reporting on bandwidth a job that the Directory ...
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Directory Nodes Over Cloud Databases
Why does Tor use multiple directory nodes instead of something like multiple cloud databases? Because then DDoS attacks couldn't take place on the directory nodes, as there aren't any, and cloud ...
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Are 7 hops really necessary when connecting to an Onion Service?
My understanding is that if I connect to an Onion Service the connection forms in the following way: My Computer -> My Entry Node (1) -> My Middle Node (2) -> My Exit Node (3) -> Rendezvous Point (4) &...
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Unable to open a web-page in Tor
I'm trying to open https://read.amazon.com on the latest version of Tor but I get a black screen. It works fine on Tor versions below 7. I'm wondering if I tweak the browser to get the web page to ...
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What's to stop a bad directory operator?
That is to say, why can't a directory be hijacked to spit out only compromised nodes?
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Why Tor Browser connects to 3 differents guards but only use one?
I'm using wireshark to learn what is going on when I start tor. I expected to see one communication with an authoritative directory node and then a connection with the guard node, but I get something ...
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Migrate onion adress
I am having a problem migrating an url (address) onion on a new server.
On my new server I have a first url (torrc) (which I generated on this new server) :
HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/...
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Cannot open Tor Browser using Terminal
I recently extracted tor-browser-linux64-6.0a4_en-US.tar.xz on a mounted drive. And tried to start the browser.
The Browser didn't open due to not recognizing the .desktop file which starts the ...
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Why do Tor clients download Microdescriptors and not directly use consensus?
As far as I know, the nodes that make up the Tor network periodically send the directory authorities documents called "routers descriptors," which contain information about themselves. From this ...
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What are the immutable characteristics that uniquely identify a relay?
In other words, what are the system "ingredients" that are not allowed to change without triggering attribution of a new fingerprint and the restart of the "ramp up" / flagging process?
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Can't connect to TOR bridge
I'm using tails. I got a vanilla bridge from the website but I get the following message when I try to configure it:
"Tor failed to establish a Tor network connection.
Connecting to a relay directory ...
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Can not connect toTor : not able to authenticate relays
I set up a DirServer and 3 relays, but my client can not build a circuit.
My info.log is like this:
Apr 23 19:52:26.000 [notice] Tor 0.3.2.10 (git-0edaa32732ec8930) opening new log file.
Apr 23 19:52:...
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how can I resolve the [Consensus not signed by sufficient number of requested authorities] problem
I built a directory server and make some relays use it, but every relay's log file contains these lines:
Heartbeat: It seems like we are not in the cached consensus.
Mar 28 20:28:04.000 [notice] ...
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Is it possible to set up a private tor network which can connect to the Internet?
I would like a private tor network only my machines can use. These nodes are in different physical machines and have their own IPs. And I want to connect to public websites through private Tor network....
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Tor file descriptor usage at 100%
I am running a non-exit Tor relay for the last few weeks and it is working but it is not maxing the Internet pipe. (The server is >2 weeks old, so not a problem of age)
The problem is that it seems ...
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Set up Tor as internal Network
My company is looking to use Tor internally for our network, using our own directory authority server, and would like to know if it's possible and how to do it
Bonus points if we could use it for ...
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Running Authoritative directory
I found the Authoritative directory, v3 Authoritative directory, and bridge Authoritative dir options in nyx. My question is would this be helpful to run an directory authority, and how to do so
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How is data encrypted and decrypted in onion routing?
I read that onion proxy adds a layer of abstraction for each onion router in a route,and each onion router just removes a layer of encryption then does onion proxy knows about all onion routers in the ...
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Searching for Tor hidden networks
What resources are best for search .onion networks within the Tor? Unlike the web where you can search for a domain or portal, what equivalent systems are available for search for Tor specific ...
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If a client has a not-so-not-fresh consensus (<24hr), does he download the whole consensus again directly or from a relay?
If a client has a not-so-not-fresh consensus (<24hr), does he download the whole consensus again directly (by reaching to the directory authorities) or from his guard relay (client<=>guard relay&...
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How does tor network calculate relay status?
I have been working to get my relay marked as stable. I am aware that a relay needs to be running for 8 days to be listed as stable. I had it up to four solid days, but had to restart it tonight as my ...
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Establishing an encripted directory connection failed(done - 85.25.213.211:80)
it isn't illigal in my country and i have checked time and date, windows defender and firewall is turned off.Using this on pc connected to office wifi. tor log is posted below
7/29/2018 2:00:43 AM....
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How to submit suggestions to tor project?
I have some suggestions for Tor Browser Interface.
The configuration option which configures what ports tor browser connects through has been moved to a place where it does not appear when the ...
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cannot upload pictures from directory : Permission denied. and apparmor
I am on Debian buster, running tbb 7.0.11 . This is a clean profile and everything. I wanted to upload a few pictures from /home/shirish/Pictures but when I tried to, it says/said the following -
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Can the tor initial client to relay or bridge connection be MITM attacked?
I am not an expert in Wireshark but I was looking at some packets through Wireshark. I noticed that when using a relay that the connection to the directory authority the first few TCP packets such as ...
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How can I get consensus data from Directory authority servers for research purpose?
Dear All Experts out there!
I am doing some researches about the Tor Network, and want to frequently download the consensus data from the Directory Authority Servers (let say 5 minutes each).
Thanks ...
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counting number of Tor users
Does the number of directory requests, reported for estimating the number of Tor clients, count the number of requests irrespective of whether or not the consensus was successfully downloaded by the ...
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Directory Cannot be Readed: Permission Denied after update to 0.3.0 [duplicate]
My hidden service run fine when using 0.2.9.11 on Ubuntu 16.04 server. but get permission denied problem when I update it to 0.3.0.9
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[notice] Tor 0.3.0.9 (git-100816d92ab5664d) running on Linux ...
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New hidden service want exposure
I just started a new hidden service on tor and I just wanted to ask what's the best way to ensure that people know it exists???
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How are the Directory Authorities chosen?
There are 9 directory authority servers. Six of them are located in the EU, and three in the USA. There is not a single authority in Asia, Africa, Australia or South America.
What is the reason for ...
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failed to Establishing an encrypted directory connection failed (done - 0.0.2.0:3) [duplicate]
1/25/2017 19:14:38 PM.000 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
1/25/2017 19:16:12 PM.800 [NOTICE] ...
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What prevents directory server from being attacked?
I understand that the first thing a Tor user do is connect to a directory server to obtain a list of tor nodes, which can be found here:
https://atlas.torproject.org/#search/flag:authority
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I seem to be blocked, despite custom bridges. How can I get around this error? [duplicate]
3/29/2017 11:51:07 AM.600 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
3/29/2017 11:51:07 AM.600 [NOTICE] ...
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“Directory cache”, “directory mirror” and “directory server”. Are they synonymous terms in the context of the Tor network?
As I understand it, Tor clients can download "descriptors" from "directory caches" instead of download them directly from the directory authorities. This is to avoid overloading the network.
But I ...
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Where does tor look for directory servers?
I'm working on a project and need to determine how tor determines directory authorities. Looking at the source of version 0.2.8.0-alpha-dev (git-d015c70a118e4357) in file or/config.c there are a ...
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How do bandwidth authorities measure bandwidth?
After reading a number of questions and resources on bandwidth measurements and life cycle of tor relays:
can anyone tell me about the bandwidth weights?
Can anybody explain the Advertised bandwidth,...
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Is an Hidden Service directory the same thing as a Directory Server?
I'm trying to get a better idea of the cast of characters that comprise the Tor network structure and am hung up a bit on the distinction between these.
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Is it possible to look up the public key for a .onion-address?
I know .onion addresses are a (partial) hash of a descriptor which contains a public RSA key, so I was wondering: it is possible to see the public key that is found when connecting to a .onion hidden ...
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Can't governments who want to censor Tor just block the directory authorities?
Can't governments who want to censor Tor just block the directory authorities? Or does the client reach the directory authorities to fetch the consensus only after building a circuit so that we have {...
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Tor relay loading informations
i've recently decided to support Tor throught a new relay, then i taked one of my server with debian 8 and follow the steps on torproject website after installing the most recently tor i've edited the ...
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What is advantage of using hash of descriptors?
There are two sentences which I don't understand in Tor dir-spec ver 3.
(https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/dir-spec.txt)
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Descriptors are downloaded by the hash of the descriptor, ...
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Is there any way a client connects specific directory mirror(cache)
I want to make client connect with the only specific directory cache what I specify to download consensus document.
So, is there any way to do this using torrc or tor command line option ?
I think ...
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What is the difference between fallback, mirror and cache directory
I don't understand the difference of meaning between directory fallback, directory mirror,and cache.
Please, explain the difference.
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How Tor Browser knows that a directory server is legit?
How Tor Browser knows that a directory server is legit? Does it have their certificates hardcoded?
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Extra Tor bridges
Following the instructions on the Tor Bridges page, I sent an email requesting some obfs4 bridges.
I received a reply saying "no bridges currently available."
Then I used the BridgesDB from my ...
