Torgeek
- Should I run a Tor relay?
- What is a middle relay?
- How many relays does Tor use?
- What is a Tor exit relay?
- How many cycles is a relay good for?
- Can Tor be intercepted?
- Is Tor better than a VPN?
- Where should the slowest person be in a relay?
- Does CIA own Tor?
- Does the NSA use Tor?
- What are Tor weaknesses?
- Does Tor reduce speed?
- At what point do you need a relay?
- Does Tor use a lot of RAM?
- Should I use onion over VPN with Tor?
- Should I use a VPN if I use Tor?
Should I run a Tor relay?
By running a Tor relay you can help make the Tor network: faster (and therefore more usable) more robust against attacks. more stable in case of outages.
What is a middle relay?
A middle relay is neither a guard nor an exit, but acts as the second hop between the two. To become a guard, a relay has to be stable and fast (at least 2MByte/s) otherwise it will remain a middle relay. Guard and middle relays usually do not receive abuse complaints.
How many relays does Tor use?
For greater security, all Tor traffic passes through at least three relays before it reaches its destination. The first two relays are middle relays which receive traffic and pass it along to another relay.
What is a Tor exit relay?
Tor exit nodes: A Tor exit node is the last Tor node that traffic passes through in the Tor network before exiting onto the internet.
How many cycles is a relay good for?
The lifespan of a mechanical relay can easily exceed 1,000,000 on/off cycles at the rated load. In many cases, we have seen mechanical relays exceed 10,000,000 cycles before failure.
Can Tor be intercepted?
Vulnerabilities: Though Tor is designed for anonymity, the onion network is vulnerable at the entry and exit nodes. Since internet traffic is not encrypted at these points, your data is liable to interception, and your IP address could be exposed.
Is Tor better than a VPN?
Tor is better than a VPN for the following: Anonymously accessing the web – It's almost impossible to trace a Tor connection back to the original user. You can safely visit a website without leaving any identifying evidence behind, both on your device and on the website's server.
Where should the slowest person be in a relay?
Based on the speed of the runners, the generally accepted strategy used in setting up a four-person relay team is: second-fastest, third-fastest, slowest, then fastest (anchor); however some teams (usually middle school or young high school) use second-fastest, slowest, third-fastest, then the fastest (anchor).
Does CIA own Tor?
The Tor Project says that it has always been transparent about its funding sources and that it has no past or present connection to the CIA. "We make free and open source software that's available for anyone to use—and that includes the CIA," says Stephanie Whited, communications director for the Tor Project.
Does the NSA use Tor?
The NSA creates "fingerprints" that detect http requests from the Tor network to particular servers. These fingerprints are loaded into NSA database systems like XKeyscore, a bespoke collection and analysis tool which NSA boasts allows its analysts to see "almost everything" a target does on the internet.
What are Tor weaknesses?
The biggest privacy weakness of Tor is that it is possible to monitor your computer and try to correlate the timing of traffic between your computer and Exit Relays.
Does Tor reduce speed?
Using Tor Browser can sometimes be slower than other browsers. The Tor network has over a million daily users, and just over 6000 relays to route all of their traffic, and the load on each server can sometimes cause latency.
At what point do you need a relay?
One of the most common situations that require the use of a relay occurs when an application needs to switch from high to low current (or vice versa) within the same circuit. For example, the temperature sensors that power HVAC units require levels of amperage that vastly exceed the capacity of their wiring.
Does Tor use a lot of RAM?
All of this said, fast Tor relays do use a lot of ram. It is not unusual for a fast exit relay to use 500-1000 MB of memory.
Should I use onion over VPN with Tor?
Onion over VPN patches up any privacy gaps you may experience using Tor alone. For example, even if Tor encrypts traffic through its network, malicious actors could still intercept your data at the entry or exit nodes. Connect to Onion over a VPN to for improved privacy with system-wide, military-grade encryption.
Should I use a VPN if I use Tor?
Generally speaking, we don't recommend using a VPN with Tor unless you're an advanced user who knows how to configure both in a way that doesn't compromise your privacy. You can find more detailed information about Tor + VPN at our wiki.
