[tor-relays] DoS attack on Tor exit relay

TorGate torgate at linux-hus.dk
Wed Jul 31 09:44:56 UTC 2019


and is there a firewall on the torexit ?

> Am 31.07.2019 um 11:40 schrieb TorGate <torgate at linux-hus.dk>:
> 
> You can install failtoban, have you a extern firewall ?
> 
>> Am 31.07.2019 um 05:14 schrieb potlatch <potlatch at protonmail.com>:
>> 
>> Hello Tor users,
>> Help me with a problem please.  I have a small exit/backup & directory VPS in Finland [1].  This last week the server (and Tor) have been overwhelmed with non-Tor IP addresses.  This may be a small version of a DoS attack.  I took the server down for a few days but when I restarted it the attack was there before Tor users.  Eventually, the load caused kernal crash.
>> I noticed this last week, that my Consensus Weight had dropped from 5500 to 68.  
>> Does anyone have an efficient way to defeat this ongoing attack?
>> --potlatch
>> 
>> [1]   9B31F1F1C1554F9FFB3455911F82E818EF7C7883     TorExitFinland
>> 
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