[tor-talk] <<EntryGuards>>

[Zaher F.]

if u make a look here : http://torstatus.blutmagie.de/


u will see some nodes are mentioned as Guard and some not...


so i am talking about those Guard ones to making them as entry nodes...


thx

> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:49:47 -0400
> From: syverson at itd.nrl.navy.mil
> To: tor-talk at lists.torproject.org
> Subject: Re: [tor-talk] <<EntryGuards>>
> 
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 02:39:12PM +0300, Zaher F. wrote:
> > 
> > hello friends...
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I was reading about Node Guards here :
> > https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#EntryGuards
> > 
> > 
> > SO Entry Guards can limit or stop the attacker from the document above...
> > 
> > 
> > But i still have some inquires:
> > 
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> > 
> > 
> > Thx.....
> 
> HTH,
> Paul
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