Re: Aren't exit node names supposed to be unique?

[Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 07:28:37AM -0400, Anthony DiPierro wrote:
> It would seem to me that exit node names should be unique, in part in
> order for ExcludeNodes to work.  But a recent download of the list
> showed the following (just the two relevant lines):
> 
> US godzilla                3635 B/s 68.42.126.128   MICHIGAN-3
>          22   53   80  110    -  143  443 5190 6667
> 
> NO godzilla               25600 B/s 80.203.228.236  NEXTGENTEL-NO
>          22   53   80  110    -  143  443 5190 6667
> 
> Does this mean that these two nodes have the same owner/key/etc?  Or
> is it a bug?  Or maybe something else?

They have the same nickname, but different keys/owners/etc. As of
Tor 0.1.0.x, nicknames are no longer unique.

This is the whole point of "binding" your nickname to your key via
the directory authorities:
http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#CanIJustConfigureAndRun

If you use an unnamed nickname (one not already bound by the directory
authorities to a particular key) in ExcludeNodes, etc, Tor will warn
you that you're ambiguous. You should specify it by key, e.g.
"$FF8845046DB449DA989B025AEA1D10E19E709166" for the one in Norway.

--Roger