On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 04:27:43PM -0400, forc...@safe-mail.net wrote: > Hello! > > I am using Orbot for Android and was surprised to see that circuits are up to > 5 nodes. I remember having read that TOR would not be more secure (and even > could be UNsecure) if it would use more than 3 nodes to build a circuit. > > Any explanation?
Tor clients build paths with 3+n hops, where n is the number that are influenced by some third party. So for example, when you're doing a hidden service rendezvous, you typically end up using 4-hop paths -- 3 that you picked, and 1 that the other side picked. In fact, for client-side introduction point circuits, in some cases you could end up with 5-hop or 6-hop paths, since if an intro point fails, the client just extends the existing circuit one more hop to the next intro point to try it. https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq#ChoosePathLength Hope this helps, --Roger -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
