Tor server for port 443

F. Fox kitsune.or at gmail.com
Wed May 21 01:21:44 UTC 2008


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Grant Heller wrote:
> Can I get some feedback regarding the deployment of an exit node
> restricted to port 443?
>  
> My rationale is fairly simple, I believe in free speech and want to help
> make it available to everyone, especially those whose governments
> criminalize certain kinds of speech.  I am also aware of some of the
> weakness' of Tor such as the lack of end to end encryption when
> using nonsecure protocols.  My desire is to provide a communications
> mechanism that enforces end to end encryption.
(snip)

In addition to port 443, you might consider ports like 995 - used for
secure POP3 - and 587, used for secure SMTP on Gmail.

There are other ports used primarily with end-to-end encrypted
protocols, you may want to look. =:o)

And as far as an exit node used with "secure ports" only: My experience
browsing through Tor on both unencrypted and encrypted Web sites, has
been that the encrypted ones often have more or less lag than the
unencrypted.

In short: Encrypted traffic may use a different exit than unencrypted.

So yes, an encrypted-only exit could be useful. =:o)

- --
F. Fox
AAS, CompTIA A+/Network+/Security+
Owner of Tor node "kitsune"
http://fenrisfox.livejournal.com
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