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[or-cvs] [tor/master] Make configuration of hidden services with authorization somewhat clearer.
Author: Karsten Loesing <karsten.loesing@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:36:51 +0200
Subject: Make configuration of hidden services with authorization somewhat clearer.
Commit: fe36f69ce8e87dba51385e191c2a266578baa810
---
doc/tor.1.in | 9 ++++++---
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.in b/doc/tor.1.in
index d857479..1a72ebd 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.in
+++ b/doc/tor.1.in
@@ -476,13 +476,15 @@ used when \fBFascistFirewall\fR is set. This option is deprecated; use
ReachableAddresses instead. (Default: 80, 443)
.LP
.TP
-\fBHidServAuth \fR\fIonion-address\fR \fIauth-cookie\fP \fIservice-name\fR
+\fBHidServAuth \fR\fIonion-address\fR \fIauth-cookie\fP [\fIservice-name\fR]
Client authorization for a hidden service. Valid onion addresses contain 16
characters in a-z2-7 plus ".onion", and valid auth cookies contain 22
characters in A-Za-z0-9+/. The service name is only used for internal
purposes, e.g., for Tor controllers. This option may be used multiple times
for different hidden services. If a hidden service uses authorization and
-this option is not set, the hidden service is not accessible.
+this option is not set, the hidden service is not accessible. Hidden
+services can be configured to require authorization using the
+\fBHiddenServiceAuthorizeClient\fR option.
.LP
.TP
\fBReachableAddresses \fR\fIADDR\fP[\fB/\fP\fIMASK\fP][:\fIPORT\fP]...\fP
@@ -1305,7 +1307,8 @@ listed here are authorized to access the hidden service. Valid client names
are 1 to 19 characters long and only use characters in A-Za-z0-9+-_
(no spaces). If this option is set, the hidden service is not accessible
for clients without authorization any more. Generated authorization data
-can be found in the hostname file.
+can be found in the hostname file. Clients need to put this authorization
+data in their configuration file using \fBHidServAuth\fR.
.LP
.TP
\fBRendPostPeriod \fR\fIN\fR \fBseconds\fR|\fBminutes\fR|\fBhours\fR|\fBdays\fR|\fBweeks\fP
--
1.5.6.5