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Re: question about A/B communication with dir servers for hidden services

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Subject: Re: question about A/B communication with dir servers for hidden services
From: Karsten Loesing <karsten.loesing@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:24:06 +0200
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Hi,

> Are the "streams" from Bob and Alice to put & get the descriptor of a hidden
> service always established over Tor circuits

Yes, they are.

> or sometimes direct streams from
> the OP's to the Tor directory server?

No, never.

> In other words: Is it assured, that the
> directory server doesn't know, that "Bob" has established a hidden service and
> "Alice" has asked about it?

Correct, the directory server never learns about the IP addresses of the
service provider and its clients.

- --Karsten
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