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Is someone trying to compromise the Tor network? I read that Tor needs a certain percentage of non-malicious nodes to function, though I am not sure if that is
by brucethemoose2 3y ago
Is someone trying to compromise the Tor network?
I read that Tor needs a certain percentage of non-malicious nodes to function, though I am not sure if that is applicable clients.
- TheNorthman 3y agoIt's not applicable to clients. A clients traffic never touches another client, only the nodes. Of course, malicious clients can ruin it for everyone else in the form of DoS attacks but that's clearly not happening here.
- chezelenkoooo 3y agoI think you're thinking of blockchain
- thissitesucks__ 3y ago[dead]
- kadoban 3y agoSybil attacks are more general than just in cryptocurrencies. They actually apply to Tor as well, just not to _this_ part of Tor.
- r4indeer 3y agoNo, the problem also applies to Tor. If a malicious actor controls large parts of the network, there is a high probability that the attacker controls your entire circuit or at least your entry and exit node. In the latter case, you can do timing attacks to determine which traffic on the exit node belongs to whom on the entry node.