Re: [tor-relays] asymmetry in connections

On 19 Dec. 2016, at 17:03, Ivan Markin twim@riseup.net wrote:

teor:

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It takes about a week for a TLS connection to close if there is traffic on it, or a few minutes if there is no traffic:

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Old TLS connections in tor are marked not to be used for new circuits after 7 days in connection_or_group_set_badness_.

Thanks for the clarification! Though I can't see how do these two intersect. What is a path for TLS to close in "a few minutes if there is no traffic"? If there is no traffic (no circuits) on top of a TLS connection it still can be used in next 7 days, right?

I'm pretty sure tor will close the connection, then reopen it when it is needed by another circuit.

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