Issue about selection of Tor relays when using the default torrc configuration

Sambuddho Chakravarty sc2516 at columbia.edu
Sun May 31 15:19:08 UTC 2009


Thank you Roger.
Sambuddho
Roger Dingledine wrote:
> On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 02:59:01AM -0400, Sambuddho Chakravarty wrote:
>   
>> Thanks for you help. However , is there no way that I can cause tor 
>> client to reload a new set of entry guard nodes  ?  I have tried both 
>> NEWNYM and HUP signals through *nc* to communicate to tor controller . 
>> However , in both cases only a small set of (infact 3) entry guards are 
>> selected.
>>     
>
> Yes, that's a feature. Otherwise you'll open yourself up to a variety
> of attacks:
> https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#EntryGuards
>
> If you want to turn off that defense, set "UseEntryGuards 0" in your
> torrc.
>
> Or you can delete them from your $datadir/state file while Tor is off,
> but that's probably more likely to cause problems.
>
>   
>> Also , in continuation to my previous email , where can I download the
>> torctl python libraries from ?
>>     
>
> You can get it from SVN:
> https://svn.torproject.org/svn/torctl/trunk/python/
>
>   
>> Do I need the library or I can just make
>> do by sending text command to the tor controller to play around and test
>> with ?
>>     
>
> Playing around and testing with telnet or nc is a fine start. You only
> need the torctl library if you find that playing around by hand is
> insufficient for your needs.
>
> --Roger
>
>
>   



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