Hi,
As shown on the Tor website, the most important file of Tor is the key files. So is there any efficient way to encrypt those files in order to prevent anyone else, i.e. Hosting provider, getting and reading them?
Is that those key files are only loaded when the Tor start and reload? So could it be possible to decrypt the file before the start-up and encrypt them again after the Tor start-up process is complete?
Cheers,
Tony
On 21.08.2013 11:56, Tony Xue wrote:
Is that those key files are only loaded when the Tor start and reload? So could it be possible to decrypt the file before the start-up and encrypt them again after the Tor start-up process is complete?
The files are required only on startup of the relay, so you can keep them stored wherever (offsite, in an encrypted container, ...), and remove them from the live system after you start Tor.
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/OperationalSecurity
tor-relays@lists.torproject.org
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Moritz Bartl -
Tony Xue