Single nodes (was same first hops)

[Geoff Down]

On 10 Oct 2008, at 20:36, Roger Dingledine wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 08:21:54PM +0100, Geoff Down wrote:
>>> They weren't my usual entry nodes, no. It's a mystery.
>>>
>> It's just happened again - 12 single nodes as well as my 3 normal 
>> entry
>> nodes and their circuits.
>> Is there some level of logging I should have on to capture what's 
>> going
>> on?
>
> Tor makes its directory fetches using one-hop circuits. It started 
> doing
> this in 0.2.0.22-rc:
>   - Enable encrypted directory connections by default for non-relays,
>     so censor tools that block Tor directory connections based on their
>     plaintext patterns will no longer work. This means Tor works in
>     certain censored countries by default again.
>
> Vidalia shows all the circuits, because it can't really distinguish 
> what
> you (or your Tor) are planning to use the circuit for.
>
> Down the road, we may switch it so it makes these one-hop circuits to 
> your
> entry guards. No point revealing your existence to any more relays than
> you have to. The phrase for this new design would be "directory 
> guards";
> you can see it scattered about the TODO file and roadmaps.
>
> --Roger
>

Aha! Thanks Roger. I went straight from 0.2.0.19 to 0.2.0.31 when I 
downloaded the latest Tor-Privoxy-Vidalia bundle, so if there was 
anything in the 0.2.0.22 release notes I missed it.
I don't think I've ever seen the roadmap.
GD