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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2015-05-28 10:18:42 -0400
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2015-05-28 10:47:47 -0400
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Document some ed25519 key options
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@@ -1837,6 +1837,13 @@ is non-zero):
this. If this option is set to 0, Tor will try to pick a reasonable
default based on your system's physical memory. (Default: 0)
+[[SigningKeyLifetime]] **SigningKeyLifetime** __N__ **days**|**weeks**|**months**::
+ For how long should each Ed25519 signing key be valid? Tor uses a
+ permanent master identity key that can be kept offline, and periodically
+ generates new "signing" keys that it uses online. This option
+ configures their lifetime.
+ (Default: 30 days)
+
DIRECTORY SERVER OPTIONS
------------------------
@@ -2319,6 +2326,23 @@ The following options are used for running a testing Tor network.
authority on a testing network. Overrides the usual default lower bound
of 4 KB. (Default: 0)
+[[TestingLinkCertLifetime]] **TestingLinkCertifetime** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**|**days**|**weeks**|**months**::
+ Overrides the default lifetime for the certificates used to authenticate
+ our X509 link cert with our ed25519 signing key.
+ (Default: 2 days)
+
+[[TestingAuthKeyLifetime]] **TestingAuthKeyLifetime** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**|**days**|**weeks**|**months**::
+ Overrides the default lifetime for a signing Ed25519 TLS Link authentication
+ key.
+ (Default: 2 days)
+
+[[TestingLinkKeySlop]] **TestingLinkKeySlop** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**::
+[[TestingAuthKeySlop]] **TestingAuthKeySlop** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**::
+[[TestingSigningKeySlop]] **TestingSigningKeySlop** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**::
+ How early before the official expiration of a an Ed25519 signing key do
+ we replace it and issue a new key?
+ (Default: 3 hours for link and auth; 1 day for signing.)
+
SIGNALS
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