On: Running a Tor Exit Node for Fun and E-mails

[apk17]

I don't know the timeout for that, but after some time no tor node would work without the dirs being present, or being manually pointed to new ones.

The question is whether someone would want to subvert or rather just shut down the tor network.

[nbraud → apk17]

Ah, ok, you were referring to the DoS vector.

Yes, a simultaneous seizure of the DirAuth would do that, breaking Tor relays and clients until the software is updated (the list is in src/or/config.c if you are curious).

On the other hand, it's a move that would require international cooperation <i>and</i> cost lots of political capital, whose only result would be a temporary (but global) DoS.