David Carlson: > On 9/25/2013 11:10 AM, Joe wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm planning to run a Tor relay on a spare computer at home. Security >> is a concern, and not only regarding the machine running the relay but >> also my other computers. Are there any (theoretical or otherwise) >> known attacks a person can perform on a running Tor relay to take >> remote control of it, and assuming the said person could pull that >> off, is it possible to extend this control to the other computers >> behind the same router? I am aware of possible DDOS attacks and other >> risks related to running an exit, but i am comfortable in taking these >> chances in my >> environment. >> >> I would run the relay on a yet-undecided-Linux distro, possibly Mint >> Debian or some flavor of Ubuntu which i am more familiar with, and use >> full-disk encryption with strong passwords. Are there any risks to my >> other computers worth consideration? >> >> Thanks. >> _______________________________________________ >> tor-relays mailing list >> tor-relays@lists.torproject.org >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >> > I have found an indirect risk that all computers sharing the relay's IP > address will probably be blacklisted from some commercial websites, > regardless of whether the relay is an exit relay or not. I cannot > access Ancestry.com from any computer in my house. > > David C > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >
I've been running a middle relay for years in my private net behind one adress. no problems there. You should just never run an exit relay there. _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays