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author | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2017-06-19 09:57:57 -0400 |
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committer | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2017-06-19 09:57:57 -0400 |
commit | 5641e27ffbd1016ed88e05f10319a2b041b5e167 (patch) | |
tree | 09926e752edaed3a52bb8e42dab61bc66a1da8a4 /doc | |
parent | b4c9eb0aab5581c1acb21d2e0e0f3fbb9c57d0b0 (diff) | |
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Document more files in the datadirectory.
This improved list comes from the ls -R results that weasel and ln5
sent me. Thanks!
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1 files changed, 26 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 9fd8a97d7a..ff9fba726b 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -2687,7 +2687,8 @@ FILES __DataDirectory__**/cached-status/**:: The most recently downloaded network status document for each authority. Each file holds one such document; the filenames are the hexadecimal - identity key fingerprints of the directory authorities. Mostly obsolete. + identity key fingerprints of the directory authorities. Obsolete; + no longer in use. __DataDirectory__**/cached-certs**:: This file holds downloaded directory key certificates that are used to @@ -2703,6 +2704,13 @@ __DataDirectory__**/cached-descriptors** and **cached-descriptors.new**:: a given router. The ".new" file is an append-only journal; when it gets too large, all entries are merged into a new cached-descriptors file. +__DataDirectory__**/cached-extrainfo** and **cached-extrainfo.new**:: + As "cached-descriptors", but holds optionally-downloaded "extra-info" + documents. Relays use these documents to send inessential information + about statistics, bandwidth history, and network health to the + authorities. They aren't fetched by default; see the DownloadExtraInfo + option for more info. + __DataDirectory__**/cached-microdescs** and **cached-microdescs.new**:: These files hold downloaded microdescriptors. Lines beginning with @-signs are annotations that contain more information about a given @@ -2809,13 +2817,17 @@ __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**:: +__DataDirectory__**/keys/secret_onion_key** and **secret_onion_key.old**:: A relay's RSA1024 short-term onion key. Used to decrypt old-style ("TAP") - circuit extension requests. + circuit extension requests. The ".old" file holds the previously + generated key, which the relay uses to handle any requests that were + made by clients that didn't have the new one. -__DataDirectory__**/keys/secret_onion_key_ntor**:: +__DataDirectory__**/keys/secret_onion_key_ntor** and **secret_onion_key_ntor.old**:: A relay's Curve25519 short-term onion key. Used to handle modern ("ntor") - circuit extension requests. + circuit extension requests. The ".old" file holds the previously + generated key, which the relay uses to handle any requests that were + made by clients that didn't have the new one. __DataDirectory__**/fingerprint**:: Only used by servers. Holds the fingerprint of the server's identity key. @@ -2870,11 +2882,20 @@ __DataDirectory__**/stats/conn-stats**:: Only used by servers. This file is used to collect approximate connection history (number of active connections over time). +__DataDirectory__**/stats/hidserv-stats**:: + Only used by servers. This file is used to collect approximate counts + of what fraction of the traffic is hidden service rendezvous traffic, and + approximately how many hidden services the relay has seen. + __DataDirectory__**/networkstatus-bridges**:: Only used by authoritative bridge directories. Contains information about bridges that have self-reported themselves to the bridge authority. +__DataDirectory__**/approved-routers**:: + Authorities only. This file is used to configure which relays are + known to be valid, invalid, and so forth. + __HiddenServiceDirectory__**/hostname**:: The <base32-encoded-fingerprint>.onion domain name for this hidden service. If the hidden service is restricted to authorized clients only, this file |