-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Sebastian G. <bastik.tor>: > 03.09.2013 17:35, adrelanos: >> New hypothesis: This is an attempt to shut down the Tor network >> once and forever. >> >> [...] > > Beside an existing botnet that now makes use of Tor (rising clients > due to updates) or a new botnet (new infections increase the number > of the clients) that includes Tor thoughtlessly, this is a valid > concern. > > What if that is an attempt to use (or create) a botnet to stress > the network to a level that makes it useless? > > It may start slowly to see what the network can handle. I guessed > that an adversary would have an interest in making bridges > unusable, which could be accomplished by the new clients.
I was seeing these symptoms on my Raspberry Pi, much less frequently, months ago - I shut it down for a couple months because I couldn't figure out how to stop it killing my router. I'm still not convinced this wasn't early testing, which I could "see" because I'm running a relay with low resources. Best, - -Gordon M. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJSJ2BNAAoJED/jpRoe7/ujYV0H/0C7vOa/v4bSNURZnW/J8lxv EYcT42/6HnOYPIRmWygE3fomZaM/0N7ucWluJZvy3GR1NQVoY6s5gY7thc4wfWYC YEZE0kHjhqK6JPd1vIR6n4YRRXByJhWpbzmXTUtWfsaVahtyW+3vs6q1NPjQ2wJz eB9S0/FWwd1/ofRFLUxXXl4MP+F/3jUQm6UZiPHGWNIwCRF/URaOqksNYI3gFAsF 9veLe58bEPtunr4F3577VDQgyStXJupYpSKZB/cI5i5h0fCUVeE3QQBEJjlCuyD6 mHpTcTb35ANo9YKkLlGzNAiSV1d617CaAlg9XP08s+X0AZVB+HrFqzae6Efipg4= =u/bY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsusbscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
