[tor-talk] <<EntryGuards>>

[Paul Syverson]

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 02:39:12PM +0300, Zaher F. wrote:
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> hello friends...
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> I was reading about Node Guards here :
> https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#EntryGuards
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> SO Entry Guards can limit or stop the attacker from the document above...
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> But i still have some inquires:
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> how to get the entry guards???

Guards are chosen automatically. You don't need to do anything but run
Tor. (I'm assuming you don't need to use a bridge to get to the Tor
network. https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges.html.en )

> and to set an entry guard does it mean to use always the same entry
> node each time i want to connect to ToR????

Relying on one is generally too unpredictable.  Your Tor software
randomly chooses a default set of three entry guards which are used
for each of your circuits. These are used as long as everything
remains basically stable and the same. Over time, some may be
gradually replaced for various reasons.

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> Thx.....

HTH,
Paul