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[tor-bugs] #16683 [- Select a component]: TOR keeps selecting exactly the same single entry node every time
#16683: TOR keeps selecting exactly the same single entry node every time
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Reporter: gupyx | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: - Select a component | Version:
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
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Since two weeks ago, my copy of TOR (4.5.3) keeps using exactly the same
entry node every single time I use it. I am pretty sure that that's not
how it used to be in the past.
I feel a bit uncomfortable about it, so I wanted to ask for advice if it's
just another security improvement that came with v4.5.3 or if I should do
something about it?
The documentation states that it's normal for TOR to use only a few entry
relays, and not just a single one. That's what made me suspicious: TOR has
been showing me the same IP address for the entry relay for almost two
weeks now.
Here's a bit more information on my situation: I am using TOR in a
relatively small country with a population of less than 10 million people.
According to TOR, the entry relay I have been using the past few days is
also located in my country.
In the past, however, TOR mainly selected entry nodes located in adjacent
countries (which are multiple times bigger in size and population and thus
offer more nodes in general, I guess). I remember very rarely seeing TOR
selecting any relays (be it entry, middle or exit) located in my country
at all (as there are probably not many relays in my small country in
general).
So all in all, I am not quite sure what to make of this recent change and
how to react to it.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16683>
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