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[tor-commits] [webwml/staging] faq: add note on weaker anonymity for IPv6 (#20045)
commit aac5a17d82e7d19cb3feba0f7207b659d46bc01e
Author: traumschule <traumschuleriebau@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun Aug 19 03:08:35 2018 +0200
faq: add note on weaker anonymity for IPv6 (#20045)
---
docs/en/faq.wml | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/en/faq.wml b/docs/en/faq.wml
index 501c211a..a70542a9 100644
--- a/docs/en/faq.wml
+++ b/docs/en/faq.wml
@@ -2102,11 +2102,18 @@ the program iptables (for *nix) useful.
<a id="IPv6"></a>
<h3><a class="anchor" href="#IPv6">How do I use Tor from an IPv6 only host/computer?</a></h3>
- <p>IPv6 is supported since Tor version 0.2.8.x or newer. To activate it add the following two entries into your torrc file:
+ <p>
+ IPv6 is supported since Tor version 0.2.8.x or newer. To activate it add
+ the following two entries into your torrc file:
+ </p>
<pre>
ClientUseIPv4 0
ClientUseIPv6 1
</pre>
+ <p>
+ Note that as of 2018 there aren't many IPv6 users, or IPv6 guards, so
+ Tor over IPv6 is less anonymous than Tor over IPv4.
+ </p>
<hr>
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