Tor authority bastet to be removed from source after reported compromise
Correction · Corrected an unsupported claim that ordinary relay operators must edit their configurations. The cited issues request removal of bastet's existing entry from the software.
The Tor development team reported that the operator of the bastet directory authority notified them that the machine is very plausibly compromised. The report states that bastet will be removed from the source code because its keys can no longer be trusted. The operator is expected to generate a new identity for the authority.
Why it matters
The report says bastet's existing keys can no longer be trusted and requests removal of its current entry from the software.
Event status Developing
Read the sources
- dirauth: Remove bastet from list gitlab.torproject.org
- dirauth: Remove bastet from list gitlab.torproject.org
Editorial history (1)
- Revision 1: Corrected ·
Corrected an unsupported claim that ordinary relay operators must edit their configurations. The cited issues request removal of bastet's existing entry from the software.
Superseded public text — not current reporting
Tor authority bastet to be removed from source after reported compromise
The Tor development team reported that the operator of the bastet directory authority notified them that the machine is very plausibly compromised. The report states that bastet will be removed from the source code because its keys can no longer be trusted. The operator is expected to generate a new identity for the authority.
Previous context: The removal is necessary because the authority's keys can no longer be trusted.
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