From 4bb3717b8cc9b7442ee82ffbf5541fa543a05692 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shannon Appelcline <shannon.appelcline@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:00:42 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] more details --- 14_1_Verifying_Your_Tor_Setup.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/14_1_Verifying_Your_Tor_Setup.md b/14_1_Verifying_Your_Tor_Setup.md index 479621b..ebc7e2a 100644 --- a/14_1_Verifying_Your_Tor_Setup.md +++ b/14_1_Verifying_Your_Tor_Setup.md @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Configuration was valid The most important purpose of Tor, as installed by Bitcoin Standup, is to offer hidden services for the RPC ports that are used to send command-line style commands to `bitcoind`. -> :book: *What is a Tor Hidden Service?* A hidden service (aka "an onion service") is a service that is accessible via Tor. Connection made to that service _using the Onion Network_ will be protected. In this case, there is a hidden service for `bitcoind` on Testnet, but there are also visible services using IPv4 and IPv6. +> :book: ***What is a Tor Hidden Service?*** A hidden service (aka "an onion service") is a service that is accessible via Tor. Connection made to that service _using the Onion Network_ will be protected. In this case, there is a hidden service for `bitcoind` on Testnet, but there are also visible services using IPv4 and IPv6. The Tor config file is found at `/etc/tor/torrc`. If you look at it, you should see the following services to protect your RPC ports: ``` @@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ HiddenServicePort 1309 127.0.0.1:18332 HiddenServicePort 1309 127.0.0.1:18443 HiddenServicePort 1309 127.0.0.1:8332 ``` -> **TESTNET vs MAINNET:** Mainnet RPC is run on port 8332, testnet on port 18332. +> :link: **TESTNET vs MAINNET:** Mainnet RPC is run on port 8332, testnet on port 18332. + +> :information_source: **NOTE:** The `HiddenServiceDir` is where all the files are kept for this particular service. If you need to access keys or add authorized clients, this is where to do so! The easy way to test this is to use the [QuickConnect API](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Bitcoin-Standup/blob/master/Docs/Quick-Connect-API.md) built into Bitcoin Standup.