[tor-talk] Will Hidden Service Be Removed?

[Andreas Krey]

On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:25:46 +0000, Daniel Dennis wrote:
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> But I didn't think about accessing a computer via ssh using hidden
> services. Having ssh access can ruin security but is there a reason the
> server/computer must be hidden? I'd understand why you or your connect
> should be hidden but why the server?

Because it shall not be known *that* there is a server.

Because I would not like the eternal & futile login attempts
that sweep the open net. (Seriously annoying; trying lots
of passwords against a public-key-auth-only server.)

Because the computer in question does not have a public IP
address, and can reach the internet/tor network only via
a proxy. (Ok, that's actually using the tor implementation
for a side effect, namely extended connectivity, not
anonymity per se.)

> I'm pretty sure if using encrypted
> end to end (https, ssh) your exit node wont have any idea whats going on
> except you connected to some ipaddress and i guess knowing i you used
> https or ssh (or something else?). Do you actually have that as a
> service or did you make that example up?

Yes, a few. Although they only double as a fallback, should the regular
tunnel not work (most predominantly due to failure of my home DSL).

I don't have actual use for a http hidden service.

Andreas

-- 
"Totally trivial. Famous last words."
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@*.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:29:21 -0800