commit aac5a17d82e7d19cb3feba0f7207b659d46bc01e Author: traumschule traumschuleriebau@riseup.net Date: Sun Aug 19 03:08:35 2018 +0200

faq: add note on weaker anonymity for IPv6 (#20045) --- docs/en/faq.wml | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/en/faq.wml b/docs/en/faq.wml index 501c211a..a70542a9 100644 --- a/docs/en/faq.wml +++ b/docs/en/faq.wml @@ -2102,11 +2102,18 @@ the program iptables (for *nix) useful.

<a id="IPv6"></a> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#IPv6">How do I use Tor from an IPv6 only host/computer?</a></h3> - <p>IPv6 is supported since Tor version 0.2.8.x or newer. To activate it add the following two entries into your torrc file: + <p> + IPv6 is supported since Tor version 0.2.8.x or newer. To activate it add + the following two entries into your torrc file: + </p> <pre> ClientUseIPv4 0 ClientUseIPv6 1 </pre> + <p> + Note that as of 2018 there aren't many IPv6 users, or IPv6 guards, so + Tor over IPv6 is less anonymous than Tor over IPv4. + </p>

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