[tor-bugs] #469 [Core Tor/Tor]: please limit connections by client

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#469: please limit connections by client
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 Reporter:  weasel              |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect              |         Status:  needs_revision
 Priority:  Low                 |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor        |        Version:  0.2.0.2-alpha
 Severity:  Normal              |     Resolution:  None
 Keywords:  tor-relay, tor-dos  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                      |         Points:  3
 Reviewer:                      |        Sponsor:  SponsorV-can
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Comment (by rruiz1589):

 Replying to [comment:2 arma]:
 > As a first step, we should limit the number of not-yet-successfully-
 handshaked
 > connections from a given IP address. I'm guessing these 5500 connections
 were
 > just holding the TCP connection open, and didn't actually do an SSL
 handshake.

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