#33648: vanguards: What is the recommended value?
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Reporter: cypherpunks | Owner: mikeperry
Type: task | Status: assigned
Priority: Medium | Milestone: Tor: unspecified
Component: Core Tor/Tor | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: vanguards | Actual Points:
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Comment (by Thernet):
Replying to [comment:5 mikeperry]:
> Q1 - Smaller values for max circuit age may make you stand out a little.
"Circuit Fingerprinting Attacks: Passive Deanonymization of Tor Hidden
Service"
ISBN 978-1-939133-11-3
{{{
First, all circuits should have **similar lifetime**.
Client IP and hidden service IP lasts either a **very short or very long
time**,
and this is **very identifying**.
}}}
Vanguards' circ_max_age_hours makes you unique. Are you sure this
configurable parameter is safe to use for everyone?
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