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Re: Tor relay security

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Subject: Re: Tor relay security
From: Jan Reister <Jan.Reister@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:10:19 +0100
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Il 03/02/2010 13:59, onion.soup@xxxxxxxxxxxx ha scritto:
> 1. The article talks about encrypting sensitive information on a 
> Tor server. Does the author mean that files on hard disk are 
> obtainable by other Tor users when I run a Tor relay?

No, unless a new vulnerability is discovered in Tor.

> 2. I noticed there are key files found on machines running as Tor 
> relays. 

An attacker that got your relay's key files after a compromise could
impersonate it in the Tor network. This is why it's advisable encrypting
a relay's drive.

Jan
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