hello, I'm a new user of the Tor-relay and I have many doubts. Sorry about that.
In the atlas project why the tor-relays ip are discovered? isn't it dangerous?
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On 6/18/2014 8:54 AM, Rui Branco wrote:
hello, I'm a new user of the Tor-relay and I have many doubts. Sorry about that.
In the atlas project why the tor-relays ip are discovered? isn't it dangerous?
When I first starting using Tor and later becoming a relay, I also had the same fears. However, the correct way to think of a relay's anonymity, or lack there of, is that being honest and open is really the best security of all. I have nothing to hide therefore what have I to fear??
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18.06.2014 17:54, Rui Branco:
hello, I'm a new user of the Tor-relay and I have many doubts. Sorry about that.
Are a new user of the Tor-network or do you run a relay, yourself?
You can read the FAQ about your concerns and voice your remaining questions.
In the atlas project why the tor-relays ip are discovered? isn't it dangerous?
This is how Tor works. Every client has to know about every relay. Every relay has to know about every other relay. Authorities create and publish a (network-)consensus containing all running relays, including their IP-address(es).
For censored users there are bridges and pluggable transports. For relays it hasn't been considered dangerous to publish information about them, even if those information are on a public website.
Regards, Sebastian G. (bastik)
On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 5:54 PM, Rui Branco rmrbranco@openmailbox.org wrote:
In the atlas project why the tor-relays ip are discovered? isn't it dangerous?
There is nothing strange or dangerous about that. After all your ip has
to be published somewhere otherwise no one would be able to use your relay. You could set up a bridge relay. in that case, your ip isn't listed in the complete tor directory - but still accessible, check the docs ( https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges.html.en) Security is gained by using a firewall, and having an up-to-date-system.
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