[tor-relays] Fwd: Tor family graphs

nusenu nusenu at openmailbox.org
Wed Jul 22 20:33:59 UTC 2015



> Out of curiosity, what is the need for ensuring a node cannot be
> put into a family without its consent? What would be wrong with,
> say, a FamilyName directive? Set the same FamilyName on each node
> you control, and routes will avoid multiples.

That would give an adversary the ability to reduce the likelihood of
your relays being chosen in a path by adding many relays to your
family (without requiring your consent).. and probably many other things.

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