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

Niklas Kielblock niklas at spiderschwe.in
Wed Nov 5 18:20:16 UTC 2014


I'd agree simply because Windows presents a much larger attack surface. 
The amount of code running on a minimal Unix installation plus Tor is a 
lot less than a Windows system, especially network facing code.

On 05/11/2014 18:55, Libertas wrote:
>
> I hope I don't sound too pompous saying this, but I really don't think
> relays should run on Windows. Windows is the primary target of
> weaponized and general exploits, and it's less secure than a properly
> configured Unix distribution. People running nodes, especially exit
> nodes, have a responsibility to their users, and I just don't think
> Windows is the best choice in that regard.
>


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