Re: [tor-relays] ControlPort Authentication Options (was: Tor-arm failure)

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I'd suggest cookie authentication if you'd care to rely on file permissions rather than something you know. That'll work transparently.

I don't think I understand what exactly you are suggesting. Could you provide an example?

The ControlPort supports none, password-based and cookie-based authentication, Damian was suggesting the cookie option:

https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en#CookieAuthentication https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en#ControlPort

you can also use the control socket as suggested below

foo@tornode $ sudo -u tor /usr/bin/arm

that is not recommended, Roger tells you why: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2016-May/009259.html

using this way requires even less typing :)