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Merge pull request #7090

cde857f Connect to Tor hidden services by default (Peter Todd)
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Wladimir J. van der Laan 9 years ago
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      doc/release-notes.md
  2. 9
      src/torcontrol.cpp

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doc/release-notes.md

@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ mining with the getblocktemplate protocol to a pool: this will affect you at
the pool operator's discretion, which must be no later than BIP65 achieving its the pool operator's discretion, which must be no later than BIP65 achieving its
951/1001 status. 951/1001 status.
Automatically listen on Tor Automatically use Tor hidden services
---------------------------- -------------------------------------
Starting with Tor version 0.2.7.1 it is possible, through Tor's control socket Starting with Tor version 0.2.7.1 it is possible, through Tor's control socket
API, to create and destroy 'ephemeral' hidden services programmatically. API, to create and destroy 'ephemeral' hidden services programmatically.
@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ Bitcoin Core has been updated to make use of this.
This means that if Tor is running (and proper authorization is available), This means that if Tor is running (and proper authorization is available),
Bitcoin Core automatically creates a hidden service to listen on, without Bitcoin Core automatically creates a hidden service to listen on, without
manual configuration. This will positively affect the number of available manual configuration. Bitcoin Core will also use Tor automatically to connect
.onion nodes. to other .onion nodes if the control socket can be successfully opened. This
will positively affect the number of available .onion nodes and their usage.
This new feature is enabled by default if Bitcoin Core is listening, and This new feature is enabled by default if Bitcoin Core is listening, and
a connection to Tor can be made. It can be configured with the `-listenonion`, a connection to Tor can be made. It can be configured with the `-listenonion`,

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src/torcontrol.cpp

@ -449,6 +449,15 @@ void TorController::auth_cb(TorControlConnection& conn, const TorControlReply& r
{ {
if (reply.code == 250) { if (reply.code == 250) {
LogPrint("tor", "tor: Authentication succesful\n"); LogPrint("tor", "tor: Authentication succesful\n");
// Now that we know Tor is running setup the proxy for onion addresses
// if -onion isn't set to something else.
if (GetArg("-onion", "") == "") {
proxyType addrOnion = proxyType(CService("127.0.0.1", 9050), true);
SetProxy(NET_TOR, addrOnion);
SetReachable(NET_TOR);
}
// Finally - now create the service // Finally - now create the service
if (private_key.empty()) // No private key, generate one if (private_key.empty()) // No private key, generate one
private_key = "NEW:BEST"; private_key = "NEW:BEST";

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