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0. Overview.
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This document contains various informal policies for how to operate
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a directory authority, how to choose new ones, etc.
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1. How to pick a new directory authority.
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Here's our current guidelines for how to pick new directory
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authorities.
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(These won't ever be formal criteria -- we need to keep this flexible
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so we can adapt to new situations.)
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o Stability:
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- Must be a low-downtime Tor server (computer as well as network).
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- Must have a static IP.
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- The operator must have been running a stable Tor server for at least
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3 months.
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- Must intend for this server to stick around for the next 12 months
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or more.
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- Must not hibernate.
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- Should not be an exit node (as this increases the risk both of
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downtime and of key compromise).
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o Performance:
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- Must have sufficient bandwidth: at least 300 kB/s symmetric,
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though in practice the inbound traffic can be considerably less.
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o Availability:
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- Must be available to upgrade within a few days in most cases.
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(While we're still developing Tor, we periodically find bugs that
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impact the whole network and require dirserver upgrades.)
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o Integrity:
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- Must promise not to censor or attack the network and users.
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- Should be run by somebody that Tor (i.e. Roger) knows.
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- Should be widely regarded as fair/trustworthy, or at least
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known, by many people.
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- If somebody asks you to backdoor or change your server, legally or
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otherwise, you will fight it to the extent of your abilities. If
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you fail to fight it, you must shut down the Tor server and notify
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us that you have.
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- Dirservers (and operators) in a variety of jurisdictions are best.
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