private vs. public tor network ... any other options ?
John Case
case at sdf.lonestar.org
Thu Sep 24 06:06:34 UTC 2009
I am aware that I may run a private Tor network if the speed or latency of
the public Tor network is unacceptable to me.
I am also aware that failing to reach a critical mass of nodes and traffic
will leave users' anonymity much more vulnerable to attack.
I don't know what the numbers are, in terms of minimum acceptable nodes or
traffic, but I suspect that I don't want to arrange or
maintain it.
On the other hand, I do control a fair amount of infrastructure and
bandwidth in multiple locations ... so it's very tempting to leverage
those resources in a way that gives me tor-like anonymity, but without the
(sometimes terrible) speed and latency.
Is there a middle ground ? Is it possible for me to simultaneously
contribute network resources to the public Tor network, allowing me to
blend in like every other Tor user, yet at the same time somehow
leveraging the specific resources I control to achieve faster speeds for
my own use ?
Thanks.
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