Timeline for What is the difference between a directory server and a hidden service database?
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| Dec 27, 2015 at 19:24 | comment | added | Alexey Vesnin♦ | @Sebi yes, the bandwidth is the main factor in calculating "consensus weight", that is supposed to be the main criteria, BUT - there's my case : in Atlas my weight was decreased due to temporary b/w decrease, I've done it intentionally in an experimentation purposes. But when I've received "Stable" flag for node - it was a big middle probability increase(you can see it also in Atlas for your node). And also in the docs it is said, that b/w will be not the only factor for consensus weights calculation soon, it seems to be true | |
| Dec 27, 2015 at 19:12 | comment | added | Sebi | I found out how bandwidth is measured; it is simply being polled each second and stored into two variables related to a connection. The event handler is in main.c. I still have to figure out if the bandwidth authorities do something more specific (i.e. send predefined files and measure transport time). | |
| Dec 27, 2015 at 17:27 | comment | added | Alexey Vesnin♦ | @Sebi You are correct : a node can be(and - IMHO - should be) a multi-purpose one. The most common and useful combination is Node+Bridge+OBFS, and - Exit Node + Bridge+OBFS. It runs on a Tor protocol, not on a dedicated port, it's functionality is encapsulated. A nodes are picked on many criterias, but as far as I've noticed it's mainly based on Stability FIRST + consensus weight. | |
| Dec 27, 2015 at 9:16 | comment | added | Sebi | If there are subsets of nodes then it is also possible that a node fulfills more than one role (belongs to more subsets). I don't understand how the hidden service database node works (receives and sends (by request) hidden service descriptors, on which port it runs on, what protocol does it use and more importantly how does a node get picked as a DB node). | |
| Dec 27, 2015 at 3:24 | history | answered | Alexey Vesnin♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |