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Re: [tor-relays] Using your own Relay as Entry Node
by stealth＠nym.mixmin.net 23 Apr '16

23 Apr '16

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I too would like to know, if using one's own relay as an Entry Node WITHOUT any of the Proxy shenanigans is good practice to maintain one's anonymity. I want to hard code my relay in torrc as the only entry node. Should this be done? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.15 (MingW32) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJXGsFTAAoJEH1gNwhiMDZuxzUP/i9t56ZLG246vyV8Bb3Lz/9o bh/03OHrfKG+ZrgBKRu+K3pDxR6iPdKF5unvrRkmO8AOa056rUKNH0uBu/Ssawtx Bet0SDJT3YlPOYLhJAjO1Vy3nHgLxBwVGVs9z0pyS1yvcgufrmTQoLnpiTEtXLjg KvR2DqmBbgDvBJB6EX6GLSdI8agNsV92XD/nPkV6Z1lOZO6B2dzkSnaH7PyqEeQo vhhW4s9z28r//mbk59FvTB/LKbsvRIMh2PA1I3rdUonaDbBT/d1NCl2ICjvPKg2x CUGuF2Sjv6Rcw64BugvPBEUAKkb73woX0iQ52Ce1aowe3mx2xdnG4SAg5o4xwEr2 ORUG+4kGW+ds4kOaCDfkrjkSuqRw25zXhLLOTiaaHhKtTxFcbEoEcUfFL2z3ERDr sFkmFF1ce0fGzn7FBt6k+GR6c6XwmEu3orf/smW+JD669gNWeGyTWcN4vmml4Vge E9EwKRYT2Qk4VG5S6kg84eqJKSWIoqTR4ffISxpc5XwHqeWigBBhLMn8OP+4BqZP TjyW1Q/6/0O2mOISuhtyuvlbxvVRWO/Lwp2MWhAAaTSnMTyYHVJeO+JXl/h3zORs 4qCWAe9QkO9VheCMaIFw3kTVNWO09UZEvGgY5qtsNhwygABYZ0q5SpL1i49ros0v 8p0//o07gYqlItaLwDP6 =nshE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Entry Node Problem
by stealth＠nym.mixmin.net 23 Apr '16

23 Apr '16

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I just added my relay fingerprint to my torrc file and my Tor Browser will not load. I must have the syntax wrong. My entry is below: EntryNodes (Myfingerprintgoeshere) Is this the correct syntax? If I want to add several entry nodes, do I just separate them with a comma? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.15 (MingW32) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJXGxTTAAoJEH1gNwhiMDZuJioQAIicOI9IG2cAb8ILMr0ZpdS9 7eEsvN9mJj2ojrsVTQfmYK7559/bu3Q/wfXdh5bcnahZ6xvda7U2yuBo2XQFXwmh o8cpLyR5DJ0FOlisgSa3A/Hr5lXCFQ8/65jf51pYAuADvqhyt8HoVJT8M5nK3C+3 U7ge9lKXLRGvcfcgdSBL52PuZoALw3HLCkEqG/YA3ZZ9BDB7GEo43QLz6B/kSNtK asld5bde0hqL5+n6fcx9mqEdJahOKhaOpMR2haqeKbza7ojXkpnsgk029Ifltg5E n7U+deTbN6fSOKAAPUmkEEqJL9lJsG+jvpmTrVC0fba8v2AAd5F0mnHkQdGO/sOL WfRsThV6ROs/1UQQ7ohut5S8oFbFXutpH8BCeW+pBWxl61N3jZEGgpCEbO7Vug81 0pXNv7hiVeZWjpq0GQY1fi7VoO+THq8jL84jwY8rd6h4CXhNzH4im8qwrEtLtY7J b/J0tB7903xcwbr3YikMDJJWnIdTFI511XsopDa+kfxE66cxN+wjBdmJ9LYB0NuK avWKp0RWpeLukzHT0uZueKub1lEBEu/o4305GJooNo0XuiAixcPGcFvWs/QFe+MO SgBsMlde8zWRB3JxAtS+pR9xU9cm8Eo4h9wq8WwMRqTfIqCGViNIIcl8G5gd8lpx +Z5qTFzeWOz4BJ5tb8ai =vDfu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [tor-relays] Unmetered brandwith hosting
by dan 23 Apr '16

23 Apr '16

> Any more recommendations were I can buy cheap VPS servers were I can run an exit relay https://www.itldc.com they allow exits and offer cheap unmetered VPSes

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Potwin, Kansas
by Kenneth Freeman 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

So this is why 114 Tor exit nodes are apparently operating from Potwin, Kansas! Figured it was a digital artifact. The article doesn't mention Tor itself, but the nominal fount really jumps out on TorFlow. http://fusion.net/story/287592/internet-mapping-glitch-kansas-farm/ https://torflow.uncharted.software/

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I am failing with newbie stuff :((((
by Markus Koch 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

hi there, just got 3 new didiservers and would like to move my old tor nodes over to the brand new hardware. I am running the latest Debian version. I copied /etc/tor/* and /var/lib/tor/* to the new servers. I thought this should do the trick that I get the same key etc and Tor will think this is my old node but with a new IP? It doesnt, whats my mistake? Thanks for reading, Markus

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DDoS on middle nodes?
by Lukas Erlacher 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

Hi, my hoster notified me about nullrouting due to packet floods (?) against two diffferent relays on April 12 and April 17. Has this been happening to other people in the same time frame? Best, Luke

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dutch tor relay operator meetup
by Jurre van Bergen 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

Hey everybody, I'd like to invite you to the first Dutch Tor relay operator meetup organized by Bits of Freedom and stichting HVIV(https://hartvoorinternetvrijheid.nl/) The first meeting[1] will take place on the 11th of May in Utrecht, in the center of the Netherlands. The cafe where we'll meet and the program will be e-mailed later. It would be great if you could let me know in a private e-mail if you'd like to come so we can find an accommodating cafe where this will take place. First drink' on us! Best, Jurre [1] https://bof.nl/2016/04/18/11-mei-cafe-avond-voor-tor-node-beheerders/

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Re: [tor-relays] [tor-dev] prop224: HSDir caches question with OOM
by Tim Wilson-Brown - teor 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

> On 18 Apr 2016, at 20:18, George Kadianakis <desnacked(a)riseup.net> wrote: > > PS: We could also in theory imagine writing those descriptors on disk, and only > caching the ones that we have received requests for lately. This way we > would not utilize our RAM that much… Hmm, there is a disk DoS risk here, particularly for relays with smaller disks. Tim Tim Wilson-Brown (teor) teor2345 at gmail dot com PGP 968F094B ricochet:ekmygaiu4rzgsk6n

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List Problem
by stealth＠nym.mixmin.net 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I am no longer getting updates to this email address as I used to. Can someone please let me know what I need to do to get these started again? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.15 (MingW32) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJXEmjLAAoJEH1gNwhiMDZuHx8P/ibfH9ORF2n7oxpleuF9mK5V R1r8m6rGOPN01h3Zvi9dJQ+fBsmc0R2xbuIXzXBQhw4ehIWTenSmqA44inbqTlLk gBEsUKkuy4bLAqP1QHwg84l6uN34N4j8Ss46HMJGHgJNqdOjouoVC5zGD7lQ1zsg HA19zKndKUvP421sWx9Ds0cUHJ0g2XTlrSU2w0mMVY1yP0RSPPDGNhtdm7U4doQy c21cIWGyGE0p9vHBh7S8Tph1OMRCxvMblhmNksc5zemOJ+HYjAjeTFBrpK9nc4Er wqrd1vRVSDhyFQD/IfsFm2BvB1YuVOpNamvRFEH8CpqPUlQ4xkd5TsYhBssZiHZQ jsI1mTzHHEEqVoTHKg3wDIAk7FmCcZemTlukASmYLZGub71+FRp+qAd0vbj71AKX O04H6SrOno3XCX+zNf9BpRiNGiVA7dwkEHEkSHa949OhIKdffsdioSrRm9zj8ghD vY/boZbgVE4YN4Lp3Ywl9qWELdpUoH/l1Za9MCjyyRD8Ie547EYx72cT/XorQyTs xr1Qhk6ShVt4y7yfpTDbE3lj8ZAbfOkoO2OSX+11C7xfwSC65xaMJfUbmnwMYR8z 3EycBr4/VMEshagTTiU4eeIwb4jaZPvCBvNNdH+9RcMdqsxHr1OaFOaVlO0L2Yf0 ZynlXsHKKvgaZClMQ7Am =ZvhG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Please unsubscribe me
by Joshua Norvell 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

Please unsubscribe me -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 4/15/16, tor-relays-request(a)lists.torproject.org <tor-relays-request(a)lists.torproject.org> wrote: Subject: tor-relays Digest, Vol 63, Issue 26 To: tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org Date: Friday, April 15, 2016, 1:07 AM Send tor-relays mailing list submissions to tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to tor-relays-request(a)lists.torproject.org You can reach the person managing the list at tor-relays-owner(a)lists.torproject.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of tor-relays digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Using your own Relay as Entry Node (fr33d0m4all) 2. Re: Using your own Relay as Entry Node (Yawning Angel) 3. Re: Using your own Relay as Entry Node (Tristan) 4. Re: Using your own Relay as Entry Node (starlight.2016q1(a)binnacle.cx) 5. Hiding or masking running tor process.. (rush23(a)gmx.net) 6. Re: Hiding or masking running tor process.. (dawuud) 7. Re: Hiding or masking running tor process.. (k0nsl) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:38:15 +0000 From: fr33d0m4all <fr33d0m4all(a)riseup.net> To: tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org Subject: [tor-relays] Using your own Relay as Entry Node Message-ID: <57100DC7.9080905(a)riseup.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi, I've seen some time ago a discussion about using your own Tor Relay as an Entry Node, but I'd like to have your opinion in the following two scenarios (if it makes any difference switching from 1 to 2): 1) You point at your node when you're in the same network where the node resides (I mean always by setting EntryNodes in torrc, not by using it as a SOCKS proxy) 2) You point at your node from a different network than the one in which the relay is I think that if your node is being used by others, you would simply be one of the lots of users passing through it, with the advantage of removing the risk of a bad Entry node, what do you think about that? And about using it as a SOCKS proxy to enter the Tor network? Do the same considerations apply or is it even worse to use a relay as a SOCKS proxy? I'm sure that I've read about reasons to avoid using your own node, but I don't remember the considerations about this argument... Best regards, Fr33d0m4All -- _____________________________________________________________ PGP Key: 0DA8 7293 D561 3AEE A3C0 7F63 101F 316A F30E ECB4 IRC Nick: fr33d0m4all (OFTC & Freenode) _____________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 22:24:30 +0000 From: Yawning Angel <yawning(a)schwanenlied.me> To: tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-relays] Using your own Relay as Entry Node Message-ID: <20160414222430.78b9255e(a)schwanenlied.me> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:38:15 +0000 fr33d0m4all <fr33d0m4all(a)riseup.net> wrote: > And about using it as a SOCKS proxy to enter the Tor network? Do the > same considerations apply or is it even worse to use a relay as a > SOCKS proxy? This is horrible and should *NEVER* be done, assuming any network not physically controlled by you is between you and the SOCKS proxy server[0], simply based on the request (and authentication if you chose to use such things) being in the clear. Regards, -- Yawning Angel [0]: So, SOCKS over an internal network to a VM/magical anonymity box may be ok (depending on your threat model). SOCKS to a VPS somewhere is essentially always a bad idea.

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