[tor-talk] Finding a hidden service with the private_key file

Andrew Lewman andrew at torproject.org
Tue Oct 11 14:24:05 UTC 2011


On Monday, October 10, 2011 13:54:19 hikki at safe-mail.net wrote:
> I just heard that if the private_key file of your hidden service would have
> gotten in the hands of an attacker, he could have located your hidden
> service just like that. I just wonder how that can be done, since it's just
> a file with encrypted code in it.

I wonder where you hear such things. If the attacker has your private key, 
you've lost. Your system is compromised and the attacker can now run the 
hidden service.

-- 
Andrew
pgp 0x74ED336B


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