It's scary to think there are bad people out there actively trying to harm our community :(
Cordially, Nathaniel Suchy Dec 12, 2018, 10:46 AM by dgou...@torproject.org: > On 12 Dec (09:33:58), Toralf Förster wrote: > >> On 12/11/18 10:54 PM, nusenu wrote: >> > from their fingerprints >> I'm just curious that the fingerprints starts with the same sequence. I was >> under the impression that the fingerprint is somehow unique like a hash? >> > > If one would like to position their relay on the hashring at a specific spot, > you can bruteforce the key generation to match the first bytes of the > fingerprint. Usually 4 or 5 bytes are enough and it doesn't take that long to > compute. > > And because the position on the hashring is predictable over time for hidden > service *version 2*, then anyone can setup relays that in 5 days will be at > the right position. > > Thus the importance to catch these relays before they get the HSDir flag that > is 96 hours of uptime. > > Cheers! > David > > -- > WzhUyhDvWQI2JZglnMWl4fhIHYln5DpMG50IrXaHPLU= > _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays