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Document some ed25519 key options

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Nick Mathewson 2015-05-28 10:18:42 -04:00
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this. If this option is set to 0, Tor will try to pick a reasonable
default based on your system's physical memory. (Default: 0)
[[SigningKeyLifetime]] **SigningKeyLifetime** __N__ **days**|**weeks**|**months**::
For how long should each Ed25519 signing key be valid? Tor uses a
permanent master identity key that can be kept offline, and periodically
generates new "signing" keys that it uses online. This option
configures their lifetime.
(Default: 30 days)
DIRECTORY SERVER OPTIONS
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@ -2319,6 +2326,23 @@ The following options are used for running a testing Tor network.
authority on a testing network. Overrides the usual default lower bound
of 4 KB. (Default: 0)
[[TestingLinkCertLifetime]] **TestingLinkCertifetime** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**|**days**|**weeks**|**months**::
Overrides the default lifetime for the certificates used to authenticate
our X509 link cert with our ed25519 signing key.
(Default: 2 days)
[[TestingAuthKeyLifetime]] **TestingAuthKeyLifetime** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**|**days**|**weeks**|**months**::
Overrides the default lifetime for a signing Ed25519 TLS Link authentication
key.
(Default: 2 days)
[[TestingLinkKeySlop]] **TestingLinkKeySlop** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**::
[[TestingAuthKeySlop]] **TestingAuthKeySlop** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**::
[[TestingSigningKeySlop]] **TestingSigningKeySlop** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**::
How early before the official expiration of a an Ed25519 signing key do
we replace it and issue a new key?
(Default: 3 hours for link and auth; 1 day for signing.)
SIGNALS
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