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Proof-of-Work Defense for Onion Services
Today, we are officially introducing a proof-of-work (PoW) defense for onion services designed to prioritize verified network traffic as a deterrent against denial of service (DoS) attacks with the release of Tor 0.4.8.
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Security & PrivacyNetworking & Internet2023
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2023 | Proof-of-Work Defense for Onion Services by simonpure | 375 | 152 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 6 Hacker News comments by 5 different people, from Dec 2023 to Apr 2025.
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- codetrotter · Apr 2, 2025
- vitehozonage · Feb 16, 2025
- e2le · Feb 10, 2025
- null0pointer · Jan 8, 2025
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- swinglock · Dec 17, 2023
