commit e0956015a1589dba607dc41ffa486e20c00f863b Author: Damian Johnson atagar@torproject.org Date: Wed Aug 7 09:09:14 2013 -0700
Correcting definition of a 'dirty circuit'
A circuit becomes 'dirty' once it has serviced traffic, not when it expires. Thanks to Roger for the terminology correction. --- docs/faq.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst index 999ec2a..6fe3363 100644 --- a/docs/faq.rst +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ How do I request a new identity from Tor?
In Tor your identity is the three-hop **circuit** over which your traffic travels through the Tor network.
-Tor will create new circuits for you every ten minutes. When this happens your present circuits become **dirty**, which means that new connections will not use them. When all of the connections using a dirty circuit are done the circuit is closed. +Tor periodically creates new circuits. When a circuit is used it becomes **dirty**, and after ten minutes new connections will not use it. When all of the connections using an expired circuit are done the circuit is closed.
An important thing to note is that a new circuit does not necessarily mean a new IP address. Paths are randomly selected based on heuristics like speed and stability. There are only so many large exits in the Tor network, so it's not uncommon to reuse an exit you have had previously.