June 2025 - tor-relays - lists.torproject.org

Some learning points and conclusions for our AMA
by Nothing to hide 21 Jun '25

21 Jun '25

Hi fellow operators, The first Ask Me Anything by Tor operators was held on 13-06-2025. The result can be viewed here: https://www.reddit.com/r/TOR/comments/1la9zgw/tor_operators_ask_me_anything/. We also made a quick evaluation for learning and improving the format going forward. This (and other AMA stuff) can be viewed here: https://codeberg.org/nothingtohide/TorAma/src/branch/main/250613-AMA-1/eval…. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out. Have a great day, Nothing to hide

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Attempting to create a relay with Orbot
by blueapple128 20 Jun '25

20 Jun '25

Hi, I am trying to use Orbot's "Enable your device to be a non-exit relay" option, but (after waiting enough hours) the relay's nickname fails to show up in Tor Metrics' Relay Search. How can I begin to debug this?

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Tor Operators Ask Me Anything - 13-06-2025
by Nothing to hide 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

Hi Tor operators, We already briefly mentioned an upcoming Ask Me Anything (AMA) by Tor operators during the Tor Operator Meetup on the 10th of May. And now it's time for the announcement: https://www.reddit.com/r/TOR/comments/1krv4rt/tor_operators_ask_me_anything…. During this AMA, anyone can engage with us directly and ask us anything they're curious about. The following Tor operators are participating: R0cket, Nothing to hide, Artikel10 and CCC Stuttgart. The Ask Me Anything will be held on Friday 13 June 2025 between 08:00-23:00 UTC on /r/TOR. Feel free to ask your questions the 13th or to share this AMA with people or your communities. We also have a post on Mastodon to share: https://mastodon.social/@tor_ama/114545560947637613. We're experimenting with this format to see whether it benefits the community. Our goal is to provide answers and context about Tor, dispel myths and inspire more people to become Tor operators--or encourage current operators to expand their efforts, perhaps by scaling up or running exit relays. This initial AMA will help us learn from our mistakes and if successful, establish a regular series where other operators (of all shapes and sizes) can participate. We're looking forward to the 13th of June! And if anyone has questions about the AMA, feel free to ask them or send people our way :). Have a great day, Nothing to hide

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upcoming CIISS update
by nusenu 10 Jun '25

10 Jun '25

Hi, I'm working on a new contactinfo information sharing specification version. Current version (2): https://nusenu.github.io/ContactInfo-Information-Sharing-Specification/ Some likely changes will be: * add happy family proof https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/torspec/-/merge_requests/407/diffs * add signal username field https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/6712070553754-Phone-Number-Pri… * maybe add keyoxide field as suggested by boldsuck: https://github.com/nusenu/ContactInfo-Information-Sharing-Specification/iss… Feel free to send me your suggestions and opinions before 2025-06-30 by creating github issues or by replying to this thread. kind regards, nusenu -- https://nusenu.github.io

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Observing Moria1’s Higher Missing-Relay Measured Rate (May 24–30 2025)
by Tor at 1AEO 04 Jun '25

04 Jun '25

Been exploring how each directory authority measures relays and noticed that, over the week of May 24–30, Moria1 consistently reports significantly fewer relays measured than its peers—about 6% missing versus ~3.5% for most other authorities (over 2 σ below the mean). Quick stats (May 24–30): - Moria1: Weekly missing avg = 556 relays, Z-score = 2.44 - All authorities: Mean missing = 314 relays, σ = 99 Attached the full spreadsheet, some tables, and charts below. Has anyone else spotted this pattern or have ideas why Moria1’s “number of relays voted about” is lower? Any insights or pointers would be greatly appreciated! Sharing on tor-relay list as the ticket that caught my attention doesn't allow me to comment as I'm not part of the "project": https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/network-health/analysis/-/issues/90 Source: Used "Number of relays voted about" section of Consensus Health pages. Ex: https://consensus-health.torproject.org/consensus-health-2025-05-24-03-00.h… Attached xlsx with all the same data shared below. "Number of Relays Voted About" for May 24th to 30th 2025 Authority Weekly Missing Average Z-score moria1 556 2.44 longclaw 231 0.84 dizum 233 0.82 faravahar 263 0.51 tor26 363 0.49 maatuska 287 0.27 gabelmoo 292 0.23 bastet 296 0.18 dannenberg 308 0.07 Average 314 Standard Deviation 99 Authority 05-30-25 05-29-25 05-28-25 05-27-25 05-26-25 05-25-25 05-24-25 Average moria1 93.31% 93.90% 94.10% 93.86% 93.86% 94.09% 92.81% 93.71% tor26 95.05% 97.39% 96.28% 95.95% 95.95% 95.94% 94.56% 95.87% dizum 96.46% 97.78% 97.92% 97.83% 97.83% 97.84% 96.10% 97.40% gabelmoo 96.55% 96.92% 97.16% 96.83% 96.83% 96.81% 95.55% 96.66% dannenberg 95.60% 96.84% 97.19% 96.85% 96.85% 96.90% 95.73% 96.57% maatuska 96.17% 96.73% 97.37% 96.97% 96.97% 97.05% 95.73% 96.71% longclaw 97.12% 97.52% 97.74% 97.59% 97.59% 97.61% 96.36% 97.36% bastet 96.35% 96.83% 97.13% 96.83% 96.83% 96.80% 95.49% 96.61% faravahar 96.76% 97.26% 97.56% 97.10% 97.10% 97.27% 95.92% 96.99% Average 95.93% 96.80% 96.94% 96.64% 96.64% 96.70% 95.36% 96.43% 05-30-25 Total Running Missing 05-29-25 Total Running Missing 05-28-25 Total Running Missing 05-27-25 Total Running Missing 05-26-25 Total Running Missing 05-25-25 Total Running Missing 05-24-25 Total Running Missing moria1 9046 8441 605 moria1 8751 8217 534 moria1 8803 8284 519 moria1 8794 8254 540 moria1 8794 8254 540 moria1 8753 8236 517 moria1 8836 8201 635 tor26 9003 8557 446 tor26 8740 8512 228 tor26 8719 8395 324 tor26 8709 8356 353 tor26 8709 8356 353 tor26 8739 8384 355 tor26 8818 8338 480 dizum 9193 8868 325 dizum 8915 8717 198 dizum 8900 8715 185 dizum 8891 8698 193 dizum 8891 8698 193 dizum 8857 8666 191 dizum 8932 8584 348 gabelmoo 8951 8642 309 gabelmoo 8678 8411 267 gabelmoo 8718 8470 248 gabelmoo 8708 8432 276 gabelmoo 8708 8432 276 gabelmoo 8664 8388 276 gabelmoo 8743 8354 389 dannenberg 9191 8787 404 dannenberg 8916 8634 282 dannenberg 8902 8652 250 dannenberg 8893 8613 280 dannenberg 8893 8613 280 dannenberg 8858 8583 275 dannenberg 8939 8557 382 maatuska 8951 8608 343 maatuska 8678 8394 284 maatuska 8713 8484 229 maatuska 8705 8441 264 maatuska 8705 8441 264 maatuska 8655 8400 255 maatuska 8738 8365 373 longclaw 8951 8693 258 longclaw 8679 8464 215 longclaw 8718 8521 197 longclaw 8707 8497 210 longclaw 8707 8497 210 longclaw 8662 8455 207 longclaw 8743 8425 318 bastet 8950 8623 327 bastet 8675 8400 275 bastet 8718 8468 250 bastet 8707 8431 276 bastet 8707 8431 276 bastet 8661 8384 277 bastet 8743 8349 394 faravahar 8970 8679 291 faravahar 8748 8508 240 faravahar 8731 8518 213 faravahar 8721 8468 253 faravahar 8721 8468 253 faravahar 8678 8441 237 faravahar 8755 8398 357 consensus 8664 consensus 8446 consensus 8508 consensus 8465 consensus 8465 consensus 8428 consensus 8389 [image.png] [image.png]

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