Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-05-15 Thread Jonas
‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Saturday, April 24, 2021 3:11 AM, nusenu wrote: > Is this an effective remedy to deter malicious actors? > No and it is not meant to be one. It is trivial to set a random non-empty > ContactInfo, > only in combination with other countermeasures it

Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-27 Thread nusenu
>> I propose to make torrc's ContactInfo mandatory for exit relays with >> the following timeline: > > With respect nusenu, exactly what is your relationship to the Tor > project? To be clear: I'm not a member of the Tor Project and I don't claim to be one. > Are you even in a position to

Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-27 Thread mick
On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 12:11:46 +0200 nusenu allegedly wrote: > After looking at lots of malicious relay data of the past few months > I've come to the conclusion that exit relays without ContactInfo are > largely run by malicious actors. > > I propose to make torrc's ContactInfo mandatory for

Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-25 Thread Georg Koppen
nusenu: > > The Doctor [412/724/301/703/415/510]: >> Also, not all of us are okay with the world finding out that we run Tor >> nodes. Some of us >> just do it and don't make a big deal about it. > > Since this is an often misunderstood point: > > a non-empty contactinfo is far from anything

Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-25 Thread lists
On Samstag, 24. April 2021 22:35:44 CEST The Doctor [412/724/301/703/415/510] wrote: > Also, not all of us are okay with the world finding out that we run Tor > nodes. Some of us just do it and don't make a big deal about it. Then take an anonymous mail address. Productive services on the

Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-25 Thread nusenu
The Doctor [412/724/301/703/415/510]: > Also, not all of us are okay with the world finding out that we run Tor > nodes. Some of us > just do it and don't make a big deal about it. Since this is an often misunderstood point: a non-empty contactinfo is far from anything that requires a person

Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-25 Thread The Doctor [412/724/301/703/415/510]
‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Saturday, April 24, 2021 3:11 AM, nusenu wrote: > Is this an effective remedy to deter malicious actors? > No and it is not meant to be one. It is trivial to set a random non-empty > ContactInfo, > only in combination with other countermeasures

Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-24 Thread Toralf Förster
On 4/24/21 9:21 PM, nusenu wrote: Hi Toralf, Toralf Förster: On 4/24/21 12:11 PM, nusenu wrote: * tor 0.4.7: no longer assign the exit flag to relays not having a ContactInfo (< 5 chars) in their descriptor. Log a warning for relay operators, I've opened 1-2 dozen ports - except

Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-24 Thread nusenu
Hi Toralf, Toralf Förster: > On 4/24/21 12:11 PM, nusenu wrote: >> * tor 0.4.7: no longer assign the exit flag to relays not having a >> ContactInfo (< 5 chars) in their descriptor. >> Log a warning for relay operators, > > I've opened 1-2 dozen ports - except 80 sand 443 at 2 relays.

Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-24 Thread Georg Koppen
nusenu: > After looking at lots of malicious relay data of the past few months > I've come to the conclusion that exit relays without ContactInfo are > largely run by malicious actors. > > I propose to make torrc's ContactInfo mandatory for exit relays with the > following timeline: > > * tor

Re: [tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-24 Thread Toralf Förster
On 4/24/21 12:11 PM, nusenu wrote: * tor 0.4.7: no longer assign the exit flag to relays not having a ContactInfo (< 5 chars) in their descriptor. Log a warning for relay operators, I've opened 1-2 dozen ports - except 80 sand 443 at 2 relays. So I do not have the Exit flag.

[tor-relays] let's make ContactInfo mandatory for exits (and warn others)

2021-04-24 Thread nusenu
After looking at lots of malicious relay data of the past few months I've come to the conclusion that exit relays without ContactInfo are largely run by malicious actors. I propose to make torrc's ContactInfo mandatory for exit relays with the following timeline: * tor 0.4.6: log a warning that