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This works against global passive adversaries. If you instead ask yourself "how many Tor nodes are out there"[1], and then ask yourself "what is the NSA's annu
by owenmarshall 8y ago
This works against global passive adversaries.
If you instead ask yourself "how many Tor nodes are out there"[1], and then ask yourself "what is the NSA's annual budget"[2], the concept of a global active adversary makes me a bit nervous.
[1]: http://torstatus.blutmagie.de http://torstatus.blutmagie.de
[2]: https://www.theverge.com/2013/8/29/4672414/leaked-snowden-documents-reveal-details-of-surveillance-budget https://www.theverge.com/2013/8/29/4672414/leaked-snowden-do...
- zrm 8y agoThe scary thing about a global passive adversary is that the attack is undetectable. Active attacks are harder to defend against but they're also harder to keep secret.