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authorHans-Christoph Steiner <hans@eds.org>2019-11-26 20:58:54 +0100
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The clear standard is trailing "." after each numeric section. This fixes the small handful of outliers. This makes it easy to convert these headers to common markup formats, for example: http://hyperpolyglot.org/lightweight-markup
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"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in
RFC 2119.
-1.0 Commonly used Tor configuration terms
+1.0. Commonly used Tor configuration terms
ORPort - Onion Router Port
DirPort - Directory Port
-2.0 Tor network components
+2.0. Tor network components
- 2.1 Relays, aka OR (onion router)
+2.1. Relays, aka OR (onion router)
[Style guide: prefer the term "Relay"]
- 2.1.1 Specific roles
+2.1.1. Specific roles
Exit relay: The final hop in an exit circuit before traffic leaves
the Tor network to connect to external servers.
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ citing them authoritatively. ;)
Each party builds a three-hop circuit, meeting at the
rendezvous point.
- 2.2 Client, aka OP (onion proxy)
+2.2. Client, aka OP (onion proxy)
[Style: the "OP" and "onion proxy" terms are deprecated.]
- 2.3 Authorities:
+2.3. Authorities:
Directory Authority: Nine total in the Tor network, operated by
trusted individuals. Directory authorities define and serve the
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ citing them authoritatively. ;)
the client can ask any directory cache that's listed in the directory
information it has.)
- 2.4 Hidden Service:
+2.4. Hidden Service:
A hidden service is a server that will only accept incoming
connections via the hidden service protocol. Connection
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ citing them authoritatively. ;)
service, allowing the hidden service to receive incoming connections,
serve content, etc, while preserving its location anonymity.
- 2.5 Circuit:
+2.5. Circuit:
An established path through the network, where cryptographic keys
are negotiated using the ntor protocol or TAP (Tor Authentication
@@ -104,29 +104,29 @@ citing them authoritatively. ;)
network. For example, a client could connect to a hidden service via
an internal circuit.
- 2.6 Edge connection:
+2.6. Edge connection:
- 2.7 Consensus: The state of the Tor network, published every hour,
+2.7. Consensus: The state of the Tor network, published every hour,
decided by a vote from the network's directory authorities. Clients
fetch the consensus from directory authorities, fallback
directories, or directory caches.
- 2.8 Descriptor: Each descriptor represents information about one
+2.8. Descriptor: Each descriptor represents information about one
relay in the Tor network. The descriptor includes the relay's IP
address, public keys, and other data. Relays send
descriptors to directory authorities, who vote and publish a
summary of them in the network consensus.
-3.0 Tor network protocols
+3.0. Tor network protocols
- 3.1 Link handshake
+3.1. Link handshake
The link handshake establishes the TLS connection over which two
Tor participants will send Tor cells. This handshake also
authenticates the participants to each other, possibly using Tor
cells.
- 3.2 Circuit handshake
+3.2. Circuit handshake
Circuit handshakes establish the hop-by-hop onion encryption
that clients use to tunnel their application traffic. The
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ citing them authoritatively. ;)
contains the first part of the TAP or ntor key establishment
handshake.
- 3.3 Hidden Service Protocol
+3.3. Hidden Service Protocol
- 3.4 Directory Protocol
+3.4. Directory Protocol
-4.0 General network definitions
+4.0. General network definitions
Leaky Pipe Topology: The ability for the origin of a circuit to address
relay cells to be addressed to any hop in the path of a circuit. In Tor,