New PoW protocol implementation for onion services

https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-proof-of-work-defense-for-onion-services/

This is a new PoW protocol that will be used to defend against DDOSs

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Nia@reddthat.com · 11 pts · 2y
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gonzoknowsdotcom1@monero.town · 3 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I wonder how this will effect vpn users of tor

jdaxe@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

VPN shouldn't make a difference

GregoryTheGreat@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It may if the IP is being shared with a lot of tor users or an attacker.

Why use a VPN to access tor though.

kugiyasan@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 2y

Probably if your country judges illegal to connect to the tor network, but not on a VPN. Iirc, a bridge could also hide the fact that you're connecting to the tor network tho

detun3d@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

It's an interesting feature and will be eager to see it in action. Surely hope it stays dormant most of the time though.

Laitinlok@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y

Does this PoW deannonymise tor.