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diff --git a/doc/tor.1.in b/doc/tor.1.in index 90ae989c89..54b4855842 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.in +++ b/doc/tor.1.in @@ -663,11 +663,14 @@ resolved. This helps trap accidental attempts to resolve URLs and so on. .LP .TP \fBFastFirstHopPK \fR\fB0\fR|\fB1\fR\fP -When this option is enabled and we aren't running as a server, Tor -skips the public key step for the first hop of creating circuits. This is -safe since we have already used TLS to authenticate the server and to -establish forward-secure keys. Turning this option off makes circuit -building slower. +When this option is disabled, Tor uses the public key step for the first +hop of creating circuits. Skipping it is generally safe since we have +already used TLS to authenticate the relay and to establish forward-secure +keys. Turning this option off makes circuit building slower. + +Note that Tor will always use the public key step for the first hop if +it's operating as a relay, and it will never use the public key step if +it doesn't yet know the onion key of the first hop. (Default: 1) .LP .TP |