Re: [tor-relays] Onion address or clearnet address

2014-02-06 Thread Thomas Themel
Hi, Luther Blissett (lbliss...@paranoici.org) wrote on 2014-02-06: > 1. When you access the clearnet you need dns name resolving which need > to be "proxyfied" to avoid dns leaks. This issue is supposed to be > solved on decent OSes and with TBB, but it is difficult to guarantee > that other softwa

Re: [tor-relays] Onion address or clearnet address

2014-02-06 Thread Hang
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Thx a lot Luther for the detailed explanation. Best Hang Luther Blissett: > On Wed, 2014-02-05 at 12:56 +0800, Hang wrote: >> Some sites such as RiseUp and DuckDuckGo could be accessed via >> onion addresses. I would like to know which address (oni

Re: [tor-relays] Onion address or clearnet address

2014-02-06 Thread Luther Blissett
On Wed, 2014-02-05 at 12:56 +0800, Hang wrote: > Some sites such as RiseUp and DuckDuckGo could be accessed via onion > addresses. I would like to know which address (onion address vs clearnet > address) should I use when using TBB. I believe both ways are more or > less the same in terms of identi

Re: [tor-relays] securing a VPS [High speed exit]

2014-02-06 Thread Dan Rogers
Hi Craig, Fail2Ban, key only login, firewall, and timely updates will probably cover 99% of your risks (although I'd also suggest disabling / removing any unused services), however if you want to go further this is an excellent guide to linux security; http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.ph

Re: [tor-relays] securing a VPS [High speed exit]

2014-02-06 Thread David Stainton
No not just a hidden service but an authenticated hidden service. Also Knockknock is a port knocker... which uses cryptographic authentication. On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 7:04 AM, Craig C-S wrote: > Thanks all for the advice! > > Things to do: > - I'll be looking to run Moxie Marlinspike's knockknoc