[tor-relays] ControlPort Authentication Options (was: Tor-arm failure)

[nusenu]

>> I'd suggest cookie authentication if you'd care to rely on file
>> permissions rather than something you know. That'll work transparently.
> 
> I don't think I understand what exactly you are suggesting. Could you
> provide an example? 

The ControlPort supports none, password-based and cookie-based
authentication, Damian was suggesting the cookie option:

https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en#CookieAuthentication
https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en#ControlPort

you can also use the control socket as suggested below

>   foo at tornode $ sudo -u tor /usr/bin/arm

that is not recommended, Roger tells you why:
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2016-May/009259.html

using this way requires even less typing :)


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