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Informational 17 Bitcoin

net-tokio: add `fn tor_connect_outbound`

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Leo Nash

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net-tokio: add `fn tor_connect_outbound`

Routes `fn connect_outbound` through Tor.

This uses a unique stream isolation parameter for each connection: the
hex-encoding of 32 random bytes sourced from the `entropy_source`
parameter.
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a new optional feature to rust-lightning that lets the networking code connect to peers through the Tor anonymity network. It is a feature addition, not a fix for a known security bug. The code uses fresh random data for each connection to keep Tor streams isolated, which is a privacy-conscious design choice. There is no indication in the commit that it addresses an active vulnerability or that a security issue was disclosed.

Recommended action

Review the new Tor SOCKS5 implementation for protocol correctness and robust error handling, but no urgent security response is warranted. Consider whether the hard-coded username/password isolation scheme and live-network CI tests are acceptable for the project's threat model and CI reliability.

Security signals we found

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New Tor proxy integration with SOCKS5 authentication

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Use of EntropySource::get_secure_random_bytes for per-connection stream isolation

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Addition of CI job testing live Tor connectivity

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No patch of an existing vulnerability; pure feature addition

Risk score

Why this scored 17/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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