On 22 September 2017 at 16:49, Iain R. Learmonth <i...@torproject.org> wrote: > Hi teor, > > On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 11:14:07PM +1000, teor wrote: >> >> > On 22 Sep 2017, at 23:03, relay 000 <rel...@mailbox.org> wrote: >> > >> >> Someone is using the hidden service rendezvous protocol to ask non-exit >> >> relays to scan non-tor IP addresses. >> > >> > wow, people can misuse my *non*-exit relay to scan (aka send a TCP SYN >> > packet) other systems on the internet? >> >> Yes. > > Can you clarify here that no feedback is given and that this is not a useful > scan? > > I assume the remote relay will return the same error whether there is > something listening on the port or not, as it wasn't possible to extend the > circuit.
There may be some timing difference, a faster response if the connection fails/is rejected vs if nothing is listening _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays