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[webwml/staging] FAQ (relay section): update BadExit question (wiki is obsolete, add email address)
by boklm＠torproject.org 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

commit 4913c11c3a1839928fe8ec53ad353a4604c9e91e Author: nusenu <nusenu-github(a)riseup.net> Date: Sat Feb 10 15:58:14 2018 +0000 FAQ (relay section): update BadExit question (wiki is obsolete, add email address) --- docs/en/faq.wml | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/faq.wml b/docs/en/faq.wml index 05eb799e..fa763adb 100644 --- a/docs/en/faq.wml +++ b/docs/en/faq.wml @@ -2454,12 +2454,10 @@ users the BadExit flag why did that happen?</a></h3> <p>If you got this flag then we either discovered a problem or suspicious - activity coming from your exit and weren't able to contact you. The reason - for most flaggings are documented on the <a - href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/badRelays">bad - relays wiki</a>. Please <a - href="<page about/contact>">contact us</a> so - we can sort out the issue.</p> + activity when routing traffic through your exit and weren't able to contact you. + Please reach out to the <a href="mailto:bad-relays@lists.torproject.org">bad-relays team</a> + so we can sort out the issue. + </p> <hr>

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[webwml/staging] FAQ (relay section): link to new relay guide; link to obfs4 bridge guide
by boklm＠torproject.org 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

commit b42016e8ae7826b5ac457ec4d9e213cca3662394 Author: nusenu <nusenu-github(a)riseup.net> Date: Sat Feb 10 16:55:34 2018 +0000 FAQ (relay section): link to new relay guide; link to obfs4 bridge guide --- docs/en/faq.wml | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/faq.wml b/docs/en/faq.wml index a5c3038d..d96f33c3 100644 --- a/docs/en/faq.wml +++ b/docs/en/faq.wml @@ -2556,7 +2556,7 @@ relay or bridge relay?</a></h3> <p><a href="<page docs/bridges>">Bridge relays</a> (or "bridges" for short) - are <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-relay>">Tor relays</a> that aren't + are <a href="<wiki>TorRelayGuide">Tor relays</a> that aren't listed in the public Tor directory. That means that ISPs or governments trying to block access to the Tor network can't simply block all bridges. @@ -2586,9 +2586,10 @@ lots of bandwidth, you should definitely run a normal relay. If you're willing to <a href="#ExitPolicies">be an exit</a>, you should definitely - run a normal relay, since we need more exits. If you can't be an - exit and only have a little bit of bandwidth, be a bridge. Thanks - for volunteering! + run an exit relay, since we need more exits. If you can't be an + exit and only have a little bit of bandwidth, setup an + <a href="<page docs/pluggable-transports>#operator">obfs4 bridge</a>. + Thanks for volunteering! </p> <hr>

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[webwml/staging] Use English "singular they" where appropriate
by boklm＠torproject.org 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

commit 536ce69287ce17e09938623fcbb2227fda1dc2ff Author: Ingo Blechschmidt <iblech(a)speicherleck.de> Date: Sun Dec 10 14:20:39 2017 +0100 Use English "singular they" where appropriate Signed-off-by: hiro <hiro(a)torproject.org> --- docs/en/faq-abuse.wml | 4 ++-- docs/en/faq.wml | 16 ++++++++-------- docs/en/onion-services.wml | 4 ++-- 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/faq-abuse.wml b/docs/en/faq-abuse.wml index d916bf97..c9cac5ba 100644 --- a/docs/en/faq-abuse.wml +++ b/docs/en/faq-abuse.wml @@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ using technology?</a></li> <p>But the real answer is to implement application-level auth systems, to let in well-behaving users and keep out badly-behaving users. This - needs to be based on some property of the human (such as a password he - knows), not some property of the way his packets are transported. </p> + needs to be based on some property of the human (such as a password they + know), not some property of the way their packets are transported. </p> <p>Of course, not all IRC networks are trying to ban Tor nodes. After all, quite a few people use Tor to IRC in privacy in order to carry diff --git a/docs/en/faq.wml b/docs/en/faq.wml index 4a63ccb3..0a9b38ee 100644 --- a/docs/en/faq.wml +++ b/docs/en/faq.wml @@ -2453,8 +2453,8 @@ exit policies are propagated to Tor clients via the directory, so clients will automatically avoid picking exit relays that would refuse to exit to their intended destination. This way each relay can decide - the services, hosts, and networks he wants to allow connections to, - based on abuse potential and his own situation. Read the FAQ entry + the services, hosts, and networks it wants to allow connections to, + based on abuse potential and its own situation. Read the FAQ entry on <a href="<page docs/faq-abuse>#TypicalAbuses">issues you might encounter</a> @@ -2931,14 +2931,14 @@ Yes, you do get better anonymity against some attacks. </p> <p> The simplest example is an attacker who owns a small number of Tor relays. -He will see a connection from you, but he won't be able to know whether +They will see a connection from you, but they won't be able to know whether the connection originated at your computer or was relayed from somebody else. </p> <p> There are some cases where it doesn't seem to help: if an attacker can -watch all of your incoming and outgoing traffic, then it's easy for him +watch all of your incoming and outgoing traffic, then it's easy for them to learn which connections were relayed and which started at you. (In -this case he still doesn't know your destinations unless he is watching +this case they still don't know your destinations unless they are watching them too, but you're no better off than if you were an ordinary client.) </p> <p> @@ -2948,7 +2948,7 @@ signal to an attacker that you place a high value on your anonymity. Second, there are some more esoteric attacks that are not as well-understood or well-tested that involve making use of the knowledge that you're running a relay -- for example, an attacker may be able to -"observe" whether you're sending traffic even if he can't actually watch +"observe" whether you're sending traffic even if they can't actually watch your network, by relaying traffic through your Tor relay and noticing changes in traffic timing. </p> @@ -3475,7 +3475,7 @@ keys, locations, exit policies, and so on. So unless the adversary can control a majority of the directory authorities (as of 2012 there are 8 - directory authorities), he can't trick the Tor client into using + directory authorities), they can't trick the Tor client into using other Tor relays. </p> @@ -4213,7 +4213,7 @@ only solution is to have no opinion. Like all anonymous communication networks that are fast enough for web browsing, Tor is vulnerable to statistical "traffic confirmation" attacks, where the adversary watches traffic at both ends of a circuit - and confirms his guess that they're communicating. It would be really + and confirms their guess that those endpoints are communicating. It would be really nice if we could use cover traffic to confuse this attack. But there are three problems here: </p> diff --git a/docs/en/onion-services.wml b/docs/en/onion-services.wml index a73ff7d3..c35b76c3 100644 --- a/docs/en/onion-services.wml +++ b/docs/en/onion-services.wml @@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ the same set of <a href="<wikifaq>#Whatsthisaboutentryguardformerlyknownashelpernodes">entry guards</a> when creating new circuits. Otherwise an attacker - could run his own relay and force an onion service to create an arbitrary + could run their own relay and force an onion service to create an arbitrary number of circuits in the hope that the corrupt relay is picked as entry - node and he learns the onion server's IP address via timing analysis. This + node and they learn the onion server's IP address via timing analysis. This attack was described by Øverlier and Syverson in their paper titled <a href="http://freehaven.net/anonbib/#hs-attack06">Locating Hidden Servers</a>.

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[webwml/staging] Updates all Relay Search URLs to new location (Fixes: #25286)
by boklm＠torproject.org 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

commit 7390385a3e746535758c45a5a7a8943ecac7872b Author: Iain R. Learmonth <irl(a)fsfe.org> Date: Sat Feb 17 13:41:06 2018 +0000 Updates all Relay Search URLs to new location (Fixes: #25286) Signed-off-by: hiro <hiro(a)torproject.org> --- about/en/corepeople.wml | 4 ++-- docs/en/documentation.wml | 2 +- en/index.wml | 5 +++-- getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml | 2 +- 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/about/en/corepeople.wml b/about/en/corepeople.wml index cfa4f925..e3f3a46c 100644 --- a/about/en/corepeople.wml +++ b/about/en/corepeople.wml @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ <div class="icon"><a href="https://db.torproject.org/fetchkey.cgi?fingerprint=67EF3966509986E96ACEE84E…"><img src="$(IMGROOT)/pgp-key.png" alt="pgp key" /></a></div> <div class="name"><a href="#hellais">Arturo Filastò</a></div> <div class="field"><b>IRC:</b> hellais</div> - <div class="description">Project leader for <a href="https://ooni.torproject.org/">OONI</a>, has helped with <a href="http://tor2web.org/">tor2web</a>, wrote Atlas which later became <a href="https://atlas.torproject.org/">Relay Search</a>, and helps improve security.</div> + <div class="description">Project leader for <a href="https://ooni.torproject.org/">OONI</a>, has helped with <a href="http://tor2web.org/">tor2web</a>, wrote Atlas which later became <a href="https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html">Relay Search</a>, and helps improve security.</div> </td> </tr> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ <div class="icon"><a href="https://db.torproject.org/fetchkey.cgi?fingerprint=A8F7BA5041E133339CBA1696…"><img src="$(IMGROOT)/pgp-key.png" alt="pgp key" /></a></div> <div class="name"><a href="#irl">Iain Learmonth</a></div> <div class="field"><b>IRC:</b> irl</div> - <div class="description"><a href="https://metrics.torproject.org">Metrics team member</a> and maintainer of <a href="https://atlas.torproject.org/">Relay Search</a>.</div> + <div class="description"><a href="https://metrics.torproject.org">Metrics team member</a> and maintainer of <a href="https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html">Relay Search</a>.</div> </td> <td> diff --git a/docs/en/documentation.wml b/docs/en/documentation.wml index 1aa4e0ce..edfd4780 100644 --- a/docs/en/documentation.wml +++ b/docs/en/documentation.wml @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ <li><a href="https://check.torproject.org/">The Tor detector</a> tries to guess if you're using Tor or not.</li> <li>Check out Tor network status information using <a - href="https://atlas.torproject.org/">Relay Search</a>. + href="https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html">Relay Search</a>. Remember that these lists may not be as accurate as what your Tor client uses, because your client fetches its own directory information and examines it locally.</li> diff --git a/en/index.wml b/en/index.wml index 0a7cba7e..fc675683 100644 --- a/en/index.wml +++ b/en/index.wml @@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ --> <td> <div class="project"> - <a href="https://atlas.torproject.org/"><img + <a href="https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html"><img src="$(IMGROOT)/icon-TorStatus.jpg" alt="Atlas Icon"></a> - <h3><a href="https://atlas.torproject.org/">Relay Search</a></h3> + <h3><a href="https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html">Relay + Search</a></h3> <p>Site providing an overview of the Tor network.</p> </div> </td> diff --git a/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml b/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml index 5ece2ca8..100d5ba7 100644 --- a/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml +++ b/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml @@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ meetings around the world.</li> </p> <a id="project-atlas"></a> - <h3><a href="https://atlas.torproject.org/">Relay Search</a> (<a + <h3><a href="https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html">Relay Search</a> (<a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/atlas.git">code</a>)</h3> <p>

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[webwml/staging] Bug 23917: Update gk's GPG subbkeys on website
by boklm＠torproject.org 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

commit 21cc591e2edc1785b12788f90fadd3182da054f6 Author: Georg Koppen <gk(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Oct 20 08:24:02 2017 +0000 Bug 23917: Update gk's GPG subbkeys on website Signed-off-by: hiro <hiro(a)torproject.org> --- docs/en/signing-keys.wml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/signing-keys.wml b/docs/en/signing-keys.wml index 4b8e6d45..8a868aed 100644 --- a/docs/en/signing-keys.wml +++ b/docs/en/signing-keys.wml @@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ uid Linus Nordberg <linus(a)torproject.org> sub 4096R/B5F7D1B1 2016-04-14 [expires: 2017-04-14] - pub 4096R/4B7C3223 2013-07-30 + pub rsa4096/0x94373AA94B7C3223 2013-07-30 Key fingerprint = 35CD 74C2 4A9B 15A1 9E1A 81A1 9437 3AA9 4B7C 3223 uid Georg Koppen <gk(a)torproject.org> - sub 4096R/0x2F7477373D6B000D 2016-08-01 [expires: 2017-09-11] - sub 4096R/0xAA602CC00C257CF7 2016-08-01 [expires: 2017-09-11] + sub rsa4096/0x5778071EE2DE675B 2017-09-11 [expires: 2018-09-11] + sub rsa4096/0x72E841BB93148AD2 2017-09-11 [expires: 2018-09-11] pub 4096R/D0220E4B 2014-03-19 Key fingerprint = 4A90 646C 0BAE D9D4 56AB 3111 E5B8 1856 D022 0E4B

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[webwml/staging] FAQ (relay section): new entry: Can I used IPv6 on my relay?
by boklm＠torproject.org 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

commit 8ba2d867a69b29b04e73c397a1a9f0e5fb171cf1 Author: nusenu <nusenu-github(a)riseup.net> Date: Sat Feb 10 17:13:09 2018 +0000 FAQ (relay section): new entry: Can I used IPv6 on my relay? --- docs/en/faq.wml | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/en/faq.wml b/docs/en/faq.wml index d96f33c3..4a63ccb3 100644 --- a/docs/en/faq.wml +++ b/docs/en/faq.wml @@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ country) <li><a href="#WhyIsntMyRelayBeingUsedMore">Why isn't my relay being used more?</a></li> <li><a href="#IDontHaveAStaticIP">Can I run a Tor relay using a dynamic IP address?</a></li> + <li><a href="#IPv6Relay">Can I use IPv6 on my relay?</a></li> <li><a href="#PortscannedMore">Why do I get portscanned more often when I run a Tor relay?</a></li> <li><a href="#HighCapacityConnection">How can I get Tor to fully @@ -2163,6 +2164,18 @@ the program iptables (for *nix) useful. <hr> + <a id="IPv6Relay"></a> + <h3><a class="anchor" href="#IPv6Relay">Can I use IPv6 on my relay?</a></h3> + + <p> + Tor has <a href="<wiki>org/roadmaps/Tor/IPv6Features">partial</a> support for IPv6 and we + encourage every relay operator to <a href="<wiki>TorRelayGuide#IPv6">enable IPv6 functionality + </a> in their torrc configuration files when IPv6 connectivity is available. + For the time being Tor will require IPv4 addresses on relays, you can not run a Tor relay + on a host with IPv6 addresses only. + </p> + + <hr> <a id="PortscannedMore"></a> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#PortscannedMore">Why do I get portscanned more often when I run a Tor relay?</a></h3>

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[webwml/staging] Change Onionoo links to point to new location (Fixes: #23802)
by boklm＠torproject.org 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

commit ffc651dff413db0ec78b4fb644b7b5800abb656c Author: Iain R. Learmonth <irl(a)fsfe.org> Date: Mon Oct 9 21:14:46 2017 +0100 Change Onionoo links to point to new location (Fixes: #23802) Signed-off-by: hiro <hiro(a)torproject.org> --- getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml | 2 +- projects/en/projects.wml | 4 ++-- projects/en/sidenav.wmi | 2 +- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml b/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml index 100d5ba7..7981a08e 100644 --- a/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml +++ b/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml @@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ meetings around the world.</li> </p> <a id="project-onionoo"></a> - <h3><a href="https://onionoo.torproject.org/">Onionoo</a> (<a + <h3><a href="https://metrics.torproject.org/onionoo.html">Onionoo</a> (<a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/onionoo.git">code</a>, <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assig…">bug tracker</a>)</h3> diff --git a/projects/en/projects.wml b/projects/en/projects.wml index d6fd6aba..f8cec800 100644 --- a/projects/en/projects.wml +++ b/projects/en/projects.wml @@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ instead of the actual Tor traffic.</p> </div> <div class="projectbox"> -<a href="https://onionoo.torproject.org/"><img class="icon" +<a href="https://metrics.torproject.org/onionoo.html"><img class="icon" src="$(IMGROOT)/icon-TorStatus.jpg" alt="Onionoo Icon" width="75" height="75"></a> <div class="projectdesc"><div class="name"><a -href="https://onionoo.torproject.org/">Onionoo</a></div> +href="https://metrics.torproject.org/onionoo.html">Onionoo</a></div> <p>Web-based protocol to learn about currently running Tor relays and bridges.</p> </div></div> diff --git a/projects/en/sidenav.wmi b/projects/en/sidenav.wmi index 63dbcd39..f80ab167 100644 --- a/projects/en/sidenav.wmi +++ b/projects/en/sidenav.wmi @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ {'url' => 'https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/torbirdy', 'txt' => 'TorBirdy', }, - {'url' => 'https://onionoo.torproject.org/', + {'url' => 'https://metrics.torproject.org/onionoo.html', 'txt' => 'Onionoo', }, {'url' => 'https://metrics.torproject.org/',

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[webwml/staging] Reworded the sentence raspbian is not debian
by boklm＠torproject.org 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

commit f272d489e36623016ef84cc7f15f4c2331a26610 Author: hiro <hiro(a)torproject.org> Date: Mon Apr 2 19:33:06 2018 +0200 Reworded the sentence raspbian is not debian --- docs/en/debian.wml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/debian.wml b/docs/en/debian.wml index 6f86bd28..b420a0ad 100644 --- a/docs/en/debian.wml +++ b/docs/en/debian.wml @@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ and security fixes. </p> <p> -<b>Raspbian is not Debian.</b> These packages will be confusingly broken -for Raspbian users, since Raspbian called their architecture armhf but +<b>Raspbian is not Debian.</b> Tor might run fine on the Raspberry Pi 2 / 3 but not the first generation Pi. +These packages might be confusingly broken for Raspbian users, since Raspbian called their architecture armhf but Debian already has an armhf. See <a href="http://tor.stackexchange.com/questions/242/how-to-run-tor-on-raspbian-on-th…">this post</a> for details.

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[webwml/staging] Remove Tor Messenger from the projects page
by boklm＠torproject.org 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

commit da5cd12ebcff234365e4329ca8c5ba9130f0ae5a Author: Sukhbir Singh <sukhbir(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Apr 3 10:15:33 2018 -0400 Remove Tor Messenger from the projects page See https://blog.torproject.org/sunsetting-tor-messenger Signed-off-by: hiro <hiro(a)torproject.org> --- projects/en/projects.wml | 9 --------- 1 file changed, 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/projects/en/projects.wml b/projects/en/projects.wml index f8cec800..c819c2ee 100644 --- a/projects/en/projects.wml +++ b/projects/en/projects.wml @@ -43,15 +43,6 @@ interested in detailed statistics about Tor.</p> </div></div> <div class="projectbox"> -<a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorMessenger"><img class="icon" -src="$(IMGROOT)/icon-TorMessenger.png" height="80px" alt="" width="75"></a> -<div class="projectdesc"><div class="name"><a -href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorMessenger">Tor Messenger</a></div> -<p>Tor Messenger is a cross-platform chat program that aims to be secure by -default and sends all of its traffic over Tor.</p> -</div></div> - -<div class="projectbox"> <a href="<page docs/pluggable-transports>"><img class="icon" src="$(IMGROOT)/icon-Obfsproxy.jpg" height="80px" alt="" width="78"></a> <div class="projectdesc"><div class="name"><a

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[webwml/staging] Provide a note regarding debian Tor LTS
by boklm＠torproject.org 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

commit d0fc61a229713520207ad6a04c806a24b228411a Author: hiro <hiro(a)torproject.org> Date: Mon Apr 2 19:42:01 2018 +0200 Provide a note regarding debian Tor LTS --- docs/en/debian.wml | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/debian.wml b/docs/en/debian.wml index b420a0ad..22cc7c53 100644 --- a/docs/en/debian.wml +++ b/docs/en/debian.wml @@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ If you're using Debian, just run as root. </p> -<p> -Note that this might not always give you the latest stable Tor version, but -you will receive important security fixes. To make sure that you're running -the latest stable version of Tor, see option two below. +<p>Debian provides the <a href="https://packages.debian.org/stretch/tor">LTS</a> +version of Tor. Note that this might not always give you the latest stable +Tor version, but you will receive important security fixes. To make sure +that you're running the latest stable version of Tor, see option two below. </p> <p>

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