[tor-relays] descriptor-id calc tool?
nusenu
nusenu at openmailbox.org
Thu Mar 2 15:24:00 UTC 2017
>> The introduction points are not chosen by calculating the descriptor-id
>> and finding the 3 HSDirs next to it (by sorted fingerprint).
>
> tldr: HSDir != IntroPoint.
>
> Introduction points are chosen by random by an onion service and unknown
> in advance. What is known in advance is only the onion address. Descriptor ID
> determines which HSDirs are responsible for storing corresponding descriptor.
> List of the current IntroPoints are embedded into descriptor (that's the
> reason we have descriptor thing in the first place).
Thanks for confirming!
(running an adhoc tor client in at 'info' log level was useful since it
outputs descriptor-id and actual hsdir it is contacting)
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