[tor-bugs] #24902 [Core Tor/Tor]: Denial of Service mitigation subsystem

Tue Jan 16 00:29:41 UTC 2018

#24902: Denial of Service mitigation subsystem
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 Reporter:  dgoulet          |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  enhancement      |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ddos, tor-relay  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by teor):

 As I suggested privately, I believe the best defense against tor traffic
 via an exit is to count unauthenticated (client, bridge, onion service)
 and authenticated (public relay) connections separately.

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