[tor-relays] Platform diversity in Tor network [was: OpenBSD doc/TUNING]

Niklas Kielblock niklas at spiderschwe.in
Wed Nov 5 16:20:56 UTC 2014


Is there much of a difference between setting up Tor on OpenBSD vs. 
Linux or other Unix(like) systems?

Or is this just about setting up OpenBSD in general, or additional 
security for relays (disk encryption, memory protection) whose use isn't 
common on most general servers?

 >
 > I would love to start a larger conversation about running Tor on
 > OpenBSD. I've been considering making a guide describing the process.
 > However, that violates the OpenBSD philosophy to some extent. They
 > tend to only help those who help themselves - in the long term, only
 > those who want to learn Unix and who RTFMs continue using OpenBSD.[1]
 > Hopefully, though, we can spark enough interest that node operators
 > will take that initiative. I know there's been a lot more interest in
 > OpenBSD on Hacker News et al. since the surveillance revelations.
 >


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