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-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