Re: [tor-relays] asymmetry in connections

[teor <teor2345@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On 19 Dec. 2016, at 17:03, Ivan Markin <twim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> teor:
>> It takes about a week for a TLS connection to close if there is
>> traffic on it, or a few minutes if there is no traffic:
> ...
>> Old TLS connections in tor are marked not to be used for new circuits
>> after 7 days in connection_or_group_set_badness_.
> 
> Thanks for the clarification!
> Though I can't see how do these two intersect. What is a path for TLS to
> close in "a few minutes if there is no traffic"?
> If there is no traffic (no circuits) on top of a TLS connection it still
> can be used in next 7 days, right?

I'm pretty sure tor will close the connection, then reopen it when it is
needed by another circuit.

T

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