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Re: [tor-relays] increasing per IP tor instance limit (2 instances per one IPv4)



> On 10 Jul 2017, at 06:25, nusenu <nusenu-lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Roman Mamedov:
>> Another idea that I proposed some time ago is raising the
>> relay-per-IP limit
> 
> is there a trac ticket for this already?
> 
> AFAIR that limit primarily exists mainly to increase the price for Sybil
> attacks, but since they would be trivially detected (i.e. by OrNetRadar),
> I do not see why increasing that limit would hurt (much)

Only trivial sybils can be trivially detected by automated processes.

An attacker who gradually adds a server with a different config every
week or two benefits from this change: every extra relay per IPv4
address boosts the benefit of this attack.

T

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