[tor-relays] Monitoring exit node traffic by port?

[Swiss Privacy Lab]

Have a look at the list archives, there have been similar discussions on this topic...

cliffs notes:

Logging exit node traffic: Breach of trust from tor users. Highly frowned upon. IMHO, I would say the granularity of per port comes more under the ‘logging’ umbrella rather than monitoring.

Monitoring: Monitoring should only be done to ensure availability of service, and should only be done in the most broad way possible to minimize risk of deanonymization, especially if court orders are involved at any point.

It’s a slippery slope.

I use vnstat for gross weekly/monthly TBs as a measure of improvement (ie how can I make the figure bigger to help the network out?). Daily TBs are too granular for my liking. (I’m interested in what the big boys like Quintex etc are doing here!)

More importantly: Running an exit from your house is risky! Check the wiki on the risks and why you should consider a hosting service instead.

Regardless, thank you for running a relay!

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 12:32 PM, Isaac Grover, Aileron I.T. <igrover at aileronit.com> wrote:

> Greetings fellow relay operators,
>
> Do you monitor outbound traffic from your relays by port? I run an exit node relay from my house allowing only "safe ports" that are not likely to generate complaints and I would like to keep an eye on how much traffic is coming from the Tor network through those ports to the Internet. Anyone? Do you use a tool like vnstat on the interface?
>
> Make your day great,
> Isaac Grover, Senior I.T. Consultant
> Aileron I.T. - "Practical & Proactive I.T. Solutions"
>
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