Re: HidServDirectoryV2 option
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 | Is there a design document on this DHT-like thing? Yes, there are multiple documents on different technical levels. The first is my GSoC 2007 application which contains the general idea, some pre-studies, and a brief security discussion; however, the design as described there has slightly changed while writing the specification and implementing it, so it is only about 90 % accurate: http://www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/uni/fakultaeten/wiai_lehrstuehle/praktische_informatik/Dateien/Forschung/Tor/loesing-distributed-storage.pdf Then, proposal 114 contains a more accurate description of the design as it is implemented now, but with fewer explanations: https://tor-svn.freehaven.net/svn/tor/trunk/doc/spec/proposals/114-distributed-storage.txt The relevant parts of the proposal are also included in rend-spec.txt: https://tor-svn.freehaven.net/svn/tor/trunk/doc/spec/rend-spec.txt Just in case you need something more citable: I'm currently writing a paper about it (and some other stuff). If you like, I could send you the submitted version (as soon as it is submitted) via private e-mail. If you have comments on any of these documents, please feel free! Hope this helps! - --Karsten -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHnksW0M+WPffBEmURAraxAKCT6X4z+tFOGSRcD3xN9QHfuqmqxwCgh4KF 3D97PHXQr8YFqv9eG1jzhBE= =mb7t -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: HidServDirectoryV2 option
(much snippage) > So, what happens when you set "HidServDirectoryV2 1"? Your relay will > become part of a DHT-like directory for hidden service descriptors. (yet even more further snippage) Hi Karsten, Is there a design document on this DHT-like thing? Thanks, Eugene -- Eugene Y. Vasserman Ph.D. Candidate, University of Minnesota http://www.cs.umn.edu/~eyv/
Re: HidServDirectoryV2 option
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Olaf and all, | recently I was told about the HidServDirectoryV2 server option. So far | only four nodes accept and serve v2 hidden service descriptors: | => gpfTOR1, gpfTOR3, gabelmoo, and my own node blutmagie | | Are there any known drawbacks with HidServDirectoryV2? Known drawbacks? No. Bugs? Maybe, but none that we know about. We did not publicly announce this new config option yet, because there was still some code about v2 hidden service descriptors that needed to be included in trunk. But since last night (!) everything is in. So, what happens when you set "HidServDirectoryV2 1"? Your relay will become part of a DHT-like directory for hidden service descriptors. Hidden servers with version 0.2.0.10-alpha or higher publish their descriptors to a subset of these relays in addition to (some day: instead of) the directory authorities. And clients with version 0.2.0.10-alpha or higher fetch descriptors from those relays in parallel to (some day: instead of) fetching descriptors from the directory authorities. The idea is to have a large number of relays having that config option set, e.g. some hundreds. So, if your relay has a current alpha version (0.2.0.16-alpha or higher), please consider adding that config option. The more the better. Note: Your relay needs to run for at least 24 hours before being listed as hidden service directory in the Tor status. If you want to learn more about v2 hidden service descriptors, have a look at proposal 114: https://tor-svn.freehaven.net/svn/tor/trunk/doc/spec/proposals/114-distributed-storage.txt Again, no guarantees that there are no bugs anymore. But without testing we won't find them. So, I would suggest: Let the testing begin! :) - --Karsten -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHmyyy0M+WPffBEmURAqS/AKDJ6HzJwoIQSOCT0Xe6EyqidhD5ugCgr7U2 /G3tSuTOrzZxGlVt6m+zikg= =2qxP -END PGP SIGNATURE-
HidServDirectoryV2 option
hi, recently I was told about the HidServDirectoryV2 server option. So far only four nodes accept and serve v2 hidden service descriptors: => gpfTOR1, gpfTOR3, gabelmoo, and my own node blutmagie Are there any known drawbacks with HidServDirectoryV2? Olaf signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
