Hi, On 9 Jan 2018, at 08:09, Tortilla <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Yes, if the HS operator does not want to mask the HS location, then it >>> is all good. For that purpose, I agree that the warning message should >>> be changed. >> >> Indeed. I run some public resources (e.g. torproject.org mirror) on a >> public URL with a .onion site as well. Nothing is intended to be hidden, >> I simply want the content of anything I mirror to be available to Tor >> users without relying on an exit. >> >> After an "abuse" report warning me that my hidden site is "leaking" its >> location, my root robots.txt and a separate README file now both display >> the public and .onion addresses with a note that nothing is intended to >> be hidden. (I also appreciate the individual who sent the warning!) >> >> On the flip side, to a new/naive hidden service operator the warning >> could be useful as it may not be immediately obvious to someone just >> dipping their toes in Tor as to why and how this configuration might >> reveal their hidden service's real physical location. > > Certainly! I'm not new to Tor/HS and still got tripped up by this, > especially seeing the issue as having been closed, not having realized it > has not in fact been "fixed" and the only thing done was to add a startup > warning. The issue really should be re-opened. It's not unreasonable to > conclude that if the issue linked in the warning is closed that the > warning is obsolete. > >> I avidly dislike warnings appearing in my logs that I intend to ignore, >> I would prefer to see this be controlled by a preference in torrc, >> either by an option to disable the warning, or better, require an >> explicit switch to be set before tor will act as both a relay and a >> hidden service. By making a "allow both HS and relay function" switch >> that is disabled by default, we could place appropriate comments in the >> default torrc file which explain the risks. > > Absolutely agree -- at least if the intention is not to fix the > information leak. Less careful HS operators may never even see the > warning. Tor should probably refuse to start without explicit permission > to act as a relay while hosting a HS. Please open a ticket in the Core Tor / Tor component of: https://trac.torproject.org Thanks! T _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
