Bare with me as I ramble my way toward hidden services. First a plain server connect:
Assuming a simple web client using Tor to contact a normal web page, NOT HTTPS for simplicity. Client <=> Node A <=> Node B <=> Node C <-> HTTP Server Node "C" (exit) sees unencrypted traffic to the server and can monitor everything. Assuming I set up more than 3 nodes in a circuit, can any of the nodes determine how many nodes I'm using? Now Hidden service: Client <=> A <=> B <=> C <=> Rendezvous <=> D <=> E <=> F <~> Hidden Server I assume that unlike the non-HS, "C" is not equivalent to an exit node and C <=> Rendezvous is encrypted? Does "C" know it is the last node before connecting to a Rendezvous? Is the F <~> Hidden Server connection encrypted or not? Does "F" know it is the last node and connecting to a Hidden Service? Thanks for helping to educate me! 8-) -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
