Relay Families are Tor’s way of grouping together relays run by the same operator,
providing security and operational transparency.
But the current 20-year-old design bloats directory info
and becomes a maintenance headache as families grow.
Tor 0.4.9 (currently in alpha) introduces cryptographic family certificates
to help save up to 50% of the bandwidth cost for
initial connections to the Tor network.
Here's how it works, and what you can do to speed up the transition.
Introducing oniux: Kernel-level Tor isolation for any Linux app.
This torsocks alternative uses namespaces to isolate Linux applications over
the Tor network and eliminate data leaks.
Farsi-speaking users can now get direct support from the Tor Project! If you need help connecting to the Tor network, our team is available to assist you.
