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author | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2023-10-14 18:52:20 -0400 |
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committer | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2023-10-14 18:53:18 -0400 |
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Add short IDs for most long section names
I've left off sections that are headings for their whole document.
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diff --git a/spec/glossary.md b/spec/glossary.md index 8f62ff7..908686c 100644 --- a/spec/glossary.md +++ b/spec/glossary.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Glossary +# Glossary The Tor Project @@ -10,28 +10,6 @@ This glossary is not a design document; it is only a reference. This glossary is a work-in-progress; double-check its definitions before citing them authoritatively. ;) -Table of Contents - -```text - 0. Preliminaries - 1.0. Commonly used Tor configuration terms - 2.0. Tor network components - 2.1. Relays, aka OR (onion router) - 2.1.1. Specific roles - 2.2. Client, aka OP (onion proxy) - 2.3. Authorities - 2.4. Hidden Service - 2.5. Circuit - 2.6. Edge connection - 2.7. Consensus - 2.8. Descriptor - 3.0. Tor network protocols - 3.1. Link handshake - 3.2. Circuit handshake - 3.3. Hidden Service Protocol - 3.4. Directory Protocol - 4.0. General network definitions -``` <a id="glossary.txt-0"></a> @@ -44,24 +22,24 @@ RFC 2119. <a id="glossary.txt-1.0"></a> -## Commonly used Tor configuration terms +## Commonly used Tor configuration terms { #configuration } ORPort - Onion Router Port DirPort - Directory Port <a id="glossary.txt-2.0"></a> -## Tor network components +## Tor network components { #network-compoennts } <a id="glossary.txt-2.1"></a> -## Relays, aka OR (onion router) +## Relays, aka OR (onion router) { #relay} \[Style guide: prefer the term "Relay"\] <a id="glossary.txt-2.1.1"></a> -### Specific roles +### Specific roles { #roles } Exit relay: The final hop in an exit circuit before traffic leaves the Tor network to connect to external servers. @@ -91,13 +69,13 @@ rendezvous point. <a id="glossary.txt-2.2"></a> -## Client, aka OP (onion proxy) +## Client, aka OP (onion proxy) { #client } \[Style: the "OP" and "onion proxy" terms are deprecated.\] <a id="glossary.txt-2.3"></a> -## Authorities +## Authorities { #authorities } Directory Authority: Nine total in the Tor network, operated by trusted individuals. Directory authorities define and serve the @@ -117,7 +95,7 @@ information it has.) <a id="glossary.txt-2.4"></a> -## Hidden Service +## Hidden Service { #hidden-service } A hidden service is a server that will only accept incoming connections via the hidden service protocol. Connection |