[tor-relays] update obfs4proxy if you run a bridge

2022-03-21 Thread meskio
Hello, TL;RD: if you are a bridge operator please update obfs4proxy to a version>=0.0.12. There is a new version of obfs4proxy (>=0.0.12) which fixes a security issue[0]. Tor Browser has already updated to the new version, which reduces a bit the security problem, but introduces a partial

[tor-relays] Connection burst

2022-03-21 Thread Felix
Hi everybody Just to let you know. Yesterday between 21:26 and 21:31 utc the relay 03C3069E814E296EB18776EB61B1ECB754ED89FE (Tor 0.4.7.4-alpha, LibreSSL 3.4.2) received a connection burst of 2k+ source addresses out of 174 /8 ip4 nets (1-223/8). They were kicked off by the packetfilter because

Re: [tor-relays] Connection burst

2022-03-21 Thread Toralf Förster
On 3/20/22 17:14, Felix wrote: They were kicked off by the packetfilter IMO it is a bad idea to filter Tor traffic. -- Toralf ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org

Re: [tor-relays] Which is the most useful: relay or bridge

2022-03-21 Thread KA relay OP via tor-relays
Hi, IMHO, this is not a good idea. Tor relay IPs are public, so they are likely to be blocked as part of censorship in some countries. This will greatly reduce the usefulness of the bridge running on the same IP. Running both at the same time on the same public IP does not add much value. If

Re: [tor-relays] Tor 0.3.5.x is unsupported, please upgrade

2022-03-21 Thread Georg Koppen
Georg Koppen: Hello! It's time again to get relays upgraded running an EOL Tor series (0.3.5.x). We'll start reaching out to operators with valid contact information this week and plan to start reject relays which are still on 0.3.5.x about 4 weeks from now on at the begin of March. You can