Merge 65e503e8499f18e48d7801a298d9acdd6ed62d0b into cd8089c20baaaee329cbf7951195953a9f86d7cf

torcontrol: Add comment explaining Proxy credential randomization for Tor privacy
Signed-off-by: Eval EXEC <execvy@gmail.com>
2025-03-17 21:32:00 +01:00 · 2025-03-16 17:14:59 +01:00 · 2025-03-04 00:03:41 +08:00
1 changed files with 5 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/src/torcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/torcontrol.cpp
@ -397,7 +397,11 @@ void TorController::get_socks_cb(TorControlConnection& _conn, const TorControlRe

    Assume(resolved.IsValid());
    LogDebug(BCLog::TOR, "Configuring onion proxy for %s\n", resolved.ToStringAddrPort());
-    Proxy addrOnion = Proxy(resolved, true);
+
+    // With m_randomize_credentials = true, generates unique SOCKS credentials per proxy connection (e.g., Tor).
+    // Prevents connection correlation and enhances privacy by forcing different Tor circuits.
+    // Requires Tor's IsolateSOCKSAuth (default enabled) for effective isolation (see IsolateSOCKSAuth section in https://2019.www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en).
+    Proxy addrOnion = Proxy(resolved, /*_randomize_credentials*/ true);
    SetProxy(NET_ONION, addrOnion);

    const auto onlynets = gArgs.GetArgs("-onlynet");
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Eval Exec	a0e1d9272b	Merge 65e503e8499f18e48d7801a298d9acdd6ed62d0b into cd8089c20baaaee329cbf7951195953a9f86d7cf	2025-03-16 17:14:59 +01:00
Eval EXEC	65e503e849	torcontrol: Add comment explaining Proxy credential randomization for Tor privacy Signed-off-by: Eval EXEC <execvy@gmail.com>	2025-03-04 00:03:41 +08:00