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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2016-05-12 10:03:26 -0400
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2016-05-12 10:03:26 -0400
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@@ -2702,6 +2702,61 @@ __DataDirectory__**/lock**::
__DataDirectory__**/keys/***::
Only used by servers. Holds identity keys and onion keys.
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/authority_identity_key**::
+ A v3 directory authority's master identity key, used to authenticate its
+ signing key. Tor doesn't use this while it's running. The tor-gencert
+ program uses this. If you're running an authority, you should keep this
+ key offline, and not actually put it here.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/authority_certificate**::
+ A v3 directory authority's certificate, which authenticates the authority's
+ current vote- and consensus-signing key using its master identity key.
+ Only directory authorities use this file.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/authority_signing_key**::
+ A v3 directory authority's signing key, used to sign votes and consensuses.
+ Only directory authorities use this file. Corresponds to the
+ **authority_certificate** cert.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/legacy_certificate**::
+ As authority_certificate: used only when V3AuthUseLegacyKey is set.
+ See documentation for V3AuthUseLegacyKey.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/legacy_signing_key**::
+ As authority_signing_key: used only when V3AuthUseLegacyKey is set.
+ See documentation for V3AuthUseLegacyKey.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/secret_id_key**::
+ A relay's RSA1024 permanent identity key, including private and public
+ components. Used to sign router descriptors, and to sign other keys.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/ed25519_master_id_public_key**::
+ The public part of a relay's Ed25519 permanent identity key.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/ed25519_master_id_secret_key**::
+ The private part of a relay's Ed25519 permanent identity key. This key
+ is used to sign the medium-term ed25519 signing key. This file can be
+ kept offline, or kept encrypted. If so, Tor will not be able to generate
+ new signing keys itself; you'll need to use tor --keygen yourself to do
+ so.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/ed25519_signing_secret_key**::
+ The private and public components of a relay's medium-term Ed25519 signing
+ key. This key is authenticated by the Ed25519 master key, in turn
+ authenticates other keys (and router descriptors).
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/ed25519_signing_cert**::
+ The certificate which authenticates "ed25519_signing_secret_key" as
+ having been signed by the Ed25519 master key.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/secret_onion_key**::
+ A relay's RSA1024 short-term onion key. Used to decrypt old-style ("TAP")
+ circuit extension requests.
+
+__DataDirectory__**/keys/secret_onion_key_ntor**::
+ A relay's Curve25519 short-term onion key. Used to handle modern ("ntor")
+ circuit extension requests.
+
__DataDirectory__**/fingerprint**::
Only used by servers. Holds the fingerprint of the server's identity key.
@@ -2710,9 +2765,8 @@ __DataDirectory__**/hashed-fingerprint**::
identity key. (That is, the hash of the hash of the identity key.)
__DataDirectory__**/v3-status-votes**::
- Only for authoritative directory servers. This file contains status votes
- from all the authoritative directory servers and is used to generate the
- network consensus document.
+ Only for v3 authoritative directory servers. This file contains
+ status votes from all the authoritative directory servers.
__DataDirectory__**/unverified-consensus**::
This file contains a network consensus document that has been downloaded,