From 19a6a3e75ed66608f08e97c1dbfd72f33c295146 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: da1sychain Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:41:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add eclipse, partitioning, and fingerprinting note in tor.md Minor spelling correction in privacy recommendations section --- doc/tor.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/tor.md b/doc/tor.md index 839c02eea9f..1b28c8a626a 100644 --- a/doc/tor.md +++ b/doc/tor.md @@ -238,3 +238,9 @@ for normal IPv4/IPv6 communication, use: Otherwise it is trivial to link them, which may reduce privacy. Onion services created automatically (as in section 2) always have only one port open. +- Operating a node that listens on multiple networks (e.g. IPv4 and Tor) can increase + the cost and complexity of eclipse and partition attacks. However, under certain + conditions, an adversary that can connect to your node on multiple networks may be + able to correlate those identities by observing shared runtime characteristics. It + is not recommended to expose your node over multiple networks if you require + unlinkability across those identities.