Silk Road forums
Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: brandtrian on January 24, 2013, 08:06 am
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Anyone know why SR doesn't employ SSL encryption? It's pretty standard these days.
Is it because SR servers are hosted on TOR network, therefore traffic is end-to-end encrypted anyways?
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Is it because SR servers are hosted on TOR network, therefore traffic is end-to-end encrypted anyways?
Exactly..
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Is it because SR servers are hosted on TOR network, therefore traffic is end-to-end encrypted anyways?
Exactly..
wow, this 50 post rule is just generating such great content.
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wow, this 50 post rule is just generating such great content.
Up yours :)
I only realised why it probably isn't SSL'ed as I was writing the post..
But I'm new to Tor and SR so I wasn't sure if I had it right or not.. so it was a legitimate question for the newb forum.
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Yep, you answered your own question. By the time it leaves your computer on the TOR network, it's already encrypted, and because SR is an onion hidden service, it never actually leaves TOR, so there's no worry about a compromised exit node sniffing your details. :)