The keys changing is to avoid a guard from knowing you’re the same user from a new IP. The keys help encrypt communication between you and the Tor Network. I’m not sure about the technical specifics, maybe someone else is but that’s a high level overview :)
Cordially, Nathaniel Suchy Dec 4, 2018, 7:28 PM by s...@sky-ip.org: > Hello, > > According to > > /tor/src/core/mainloop/connection.c > > Lines 4700 - 4710: > > /* The interface changed. We're a client, so we need to regenerate our > * keys. First, reset the state. */ > log_notice(LD_NET, "Our IP address has changed. Rotating keys..."); > tor_addr_copy(*last_interface_ip_ptr, &iface_addr); > SMARTLIST_FOREACH(outgoing_addrs, tor_addr_t*, a_ptr, tor_free(a_ptr)); > smartlist_clear(outgoing_addrs); > smartlist_add(outgoing_addrs, tor_memdup(&out_addr, > sizeof(tor_addr_t))); > /* We'll need to resolve ourselves again. */ > reset_last_resolved_addr(); > /* Okay, now change our keys. */ > ip_address_changed(1); > > What kind of keys does Tor use in client mode, and why are they rotating > when an interface changes, or the IP address of an interface? How are > they related to the interface or IP address? > > Asking if there is something more I should know here, wrt this. I was > unaware of any keys used in client mode. > > Thanks. > -- 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
