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diff --git a/doc/tor.md b/doc/tor.md index dc0b88618a..c46b7e9f60 100644 --- a/doc/tor.md +++ b/doc/tor.md @@ -109,9 +109,13 @@ preconfigured and the creation of a hidden service is automatic. If permission p are seen with `-debug=tor` they can be resolved by adding both the user running Tor and the user running bitcoind to the same group and setting permissions appropriately. On Debian-based systems the user running bitcoind can be added to the debian-tor group, -which has the appropriate permissions. An alternative authentication method is the use -of the `-torpassword` flag and a `hash-password` which can be enabled and specified in -Tor configuration. +which has the appropriate permissions. + +An alternative authentication method is the use +of the `-torpassword=password` option. The `password` is the clear text form that +was used when generating the hashed password for the `HashedControlPassword` option +in the tor configuration file. The hashed password can be obtained with the command +`tor --hash-password password` (read the tor manual for more details). ## 4. Privacy recommendations |