[tor-relays] asymmetry in connections

Ivan Markin twim at riseup.net
Mon Dec 19 06:03:00 UTC 2016


teor:
> It takes about a week for a TLS connection to close if there is
> traffic on it, or a few minutes if there is no traffic:
...
> Old TLS connections in tor are marked not to be used for new circuits
> after 7 days in connection_or_group_set_badness_.

Thanks for the clarification!
Though I can't see how do these two intersect. What is a path for TLS to
close in "a few minutes if there is no traffic"?
If there is no traffic (no circuits) on top of a TLS connection it still
can be used in next 7 days, right?

--
Ivan Markin


More information about the tor-relays mailing list