Re: [tor-talk] What if I connect to all nsa Tor nodes?

[Nathan Suchy <theusernameiwantistaken@xxxxxxxxx>]

So if the NSA controls the guard middle then exit could they track me?

Sent from my Android so do not expect a fast, long, or perfect response...
On Sep 8, 2013 12:56 PM, "harmony" <harmony01@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Nathan Suchy:
> > Would my traffic still be secure?
> >
> > Sent from my Android so do not expect a fast, long, or perfect
> response...
> >
>
> The answer is the same as when you asked 'how private is Tor' - what
> does 'secure' mean?
>
> The attacker would be able to identify your location and destination in
> all circumstances. If you were browsing over https, they would have no
> more access to the content of your traffic than if you were connecting
> directly to the secure website (unless they separately found a way
> around that as well).
>
> If you were not using https, the content of your transactions would be
> readable and modifiable by the attacker (as it normally is by any exit
> node operator in that situation).
>
> So if you were browsing over https (and heeded any certificate
> warnings), and you were concerned only about the content of your
> communications, then being attacked by all three nodes would not change
> your level of security. If your definition of security includes not
> having your machine associated with a list of destinations on the
> internet by an observer then in this case, even with https, your traffic
> would no longer be secure.
>
> Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
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