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How about if the node just shutdown after X period of no updates? It would be inconvenient for the admin and users specifically using that node, but would be a
by fyfy18 8y ago
How about if the node just shutdown after X period of no updates? It would be inconvenient for the admin and users specifically using that node, but would be a win for overall network security.
It could still expose a vulnerability meaning someone could kill the whole network, but that’s better than compromising it.
- cyphar 8y agoTor routes more packets through "trusted" nodes that have a history of being fast, and so on. I wonder whether an automated kill switch would affect those statistics (resulting in possibly lower overall network bandwidth because the trust level of most nodes would be worse).
- Xophmeister 8y agoIf trust is quantified by node, then surely it could just be reduced as a function of outdatedness.
- LinuxBender 8y agoThis is a great idea. I would make it configurable, with a vaguely worded configuration directive like: DisableAutoDisable I_Know_What_I_Am_Doing Then add logic that prefers up to date nodes over out of date nodes, if that does not already exist.