[tor-relays] Key files encryption methods.

[Moritz Bartl]

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

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Moritz Bartl
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