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authorLee Clagett <code@leeclagett.com>2018-12-16 17:57:44 +0000
committerLee Clagett <code@leeclagett.com>2019-01-28 23:56:33 +0000
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Adding initial support for broadcasting transactions over Tor
- Support for ".onion" in --add-exclusive-node and --add-peer - Add --anonymizing-proxy for outbound Tor connections - Add --anonymous-inbounds for inbound Tor connections - Support for sharing ".onion" addresses over Tor connections - Support for broadcasting transactions received over RPC exclusively over Tor (else broadcast over public IP when Tor not enabled).
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## Using Tor
+> There is a new, still experimental, [integration with Tor](ANONYMITY_NETWORKS.md). The
+> feature allows connecting over IPv4 and Tor simulatenously - IPv4 is used for
+> relaying blocks and relaying transactions received by peers whereas Tor is
+> used solely for relaying transactions received over local RPC. This provides
+> privacy and better protection against surrounding node (sybil) attacks.
+
While Monero isn't made to integrate with Tor, it can be used wrapped with torsocks, by
setting the following configuration parameters and environment variables: