[tor-commits] [tor/maint-0.2.5] Warn if Tor is a relay and a HS

[nickm at torproject.org]

commit a3fe8b11663a32f1f007bd7cb0b9656825093544
Author: Sathyanarayanan Gunasekaran <gsathya.ceg at gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Jul 21 21:16:58 2014 -0700

    Warn if Tor is a relay and a HS
    
    Closes 12908; see #8742
---
 changes/bug12908 |    4 ++++
 src/or/config.c  |    7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/changes/bug12908 b/changes/bug12908
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd6784c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug12908
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor features:
+    - Warn about attempts to run hidden services and relays in the
+      same process: that's probably not a good idea. Closes ticket
+      12908.
diff --git a/src/or/config.c b/src/or/config.c
index 6bb6209..c006bc2 100644
--- a/src/or/config.c
+++ b/src/or/config.c
@@ -2563,6 +2563,13 @@ options_validate(or_options_t *old_options, or_options_t *options,
     REJECT("Can't use a relative path to torrc when RunAsDaemon is set.");
 #endif
 
+  if (server_mode(options) && options->RendConfigLines)
+    log_warn(LD_CONFIG,
+        "Tor is currently configured as a relay and a hidden service. "
+        "That's not very secure: you should probably run your hidden service "
+        "in a separate Tor process, at least -- see "
+        "https://trac.torproject.org/8742");
+
   /* XXXX require that the only port not be DirPort? */
   /* XXXX require that at least one port be listened-upon. */
   if (n_ports == 0 && !options->RendConfigLines)