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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/release-notes.md | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/torcontrol.cpp | 9 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 7db27f9fac..009baaed51 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/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 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 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), Bitcoin Core automatically creates a hidden service to listen on, without -manual configuration. This will positively affect the number of available -.onion nodes. +manual configuration. Bitcoin Core will also use Tor automatically to connect +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 a connection to Tor can be made. It can be configured with the `-listenonion`, diff --git a/src/torcontrol.cpp b/src/torcontrol.cpp index 08644f2968..31a2917203 100644 --- a/src/torcontrol.cpp +++ b/src/torcontrol.cpp @@ -449,6 +449,15 @@ void TorController::auth_cb(TorControlConnection& conn, const TorControlReply& r { if (reply.code == 250) { 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 if (private_key.empty()) // No private key, generate one private_key = "NEW:BEST"; |