[tor-relays] How works the flag attribution?

cmeclax-sazri cmeclax-sazri at ixazon.dynip.com
Mon Oct 17 04:01:02 UTC 2011


On Sunday 16 October 2011 06:29:15 Ottakar wrote:
> Hi people, I just start my first node, and as my English is light, many
> aspect of the config are mysterious for me.
> I just see that my node as 2 new flags: "Stable" and "Guard". Maybe someone
> can explain to me how this attribution works?
> Thanks

"Stable" means that your node has been up for a long time 
continuously. "Guard" needs a bit more explanation. When a client Tor picks 
routes, the first relay is one of a small number of nodes. These nodes are 
the client's entry guards. A node is flagged "Guard" if it is suitable to be 
an entry guard.

What other languages do you speak? My first thought was Syldavian, but then 
you'd be Ottokar. :)


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