View Relay "westerncipher"
Fingerprint: C73C47C1BAACAE109A872EBBF9AA2D94CD33FA4E |
Family: 1 relay
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Western Cipher Corporation... |
AS64236
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United States of America
|
Linux
- Consensus
- In Consensus (9/9 Directory Auths)
- BW Verified
- 4/7 BW Auths Measured 22 Kbit/s Median
- Stability
- Overloaded | DOWN 3h 11m 26s ago | UP 82% (1M)
- Reachability
- IPv4: 9/9 (Directory Auths)
- BW Weight
- 0.00% of Network | 22 Mbit/s Observed By Relay
- Version
- 0.4.9.5 Recommended
Issues Detected:
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Guard: requires Stable flag
: Guard flag requires having the Stable flag first
Suggestion: Get Stable flag by maintaining consistent uptime. Stable requires uptime and MTBF at or above network median (typically 2-3 weeks of stable running). -
Guard: WFU below threshold
: Weighted Fractional Uptime 72.6% is below 98% requirement
Suggestion: WFU measures recent uptime (recent downtime weighs more heavily). To improve: 1) Minimize restarts, 2) Use systemd with Restart=always, 3) Monitor for OOM kills, 4) Schedule updates during low-traffic periods. -
Not eligible for Stable flag
: Uptime or MTBF below network median for most authorities
Suggestion: Stable flag requires uptime/MTBF at or above network median. Keep your relay running continuously for 2-3 weeks. Avoid restarts. Use reliable hardware and network connection. -
HSDir: requires Stable flag
: HSDir flag requires having the Stable flag first
Suggestion: Get Stable flag by maintaining consistent uptime. Stable requires uptime and MTBF at or above network median (typically 2-3 weeks of stable running). Avoid restarts. -
HSDir: WFU below threshold
: WFU 72.6% below 98% required for HSDir
Suggestion: HSDir requires ≥98% WFU, Stable flag, and Time Known ≥25 hours (or ~10 days for moria1). Improve uptime consistency. -
File Descriptor Exhaustion
: Relay ran out of file descriptors at 2026-07-02 22:00 UTC. This severely impacts connections and performance.
Suggestion: Increase file descriptor limits: For systemd: add "LimitNOFILE=65535" to [Service] section. For shell: ulimit -n 65535. Persistent: edit /etc/security/limits.conf.
Addresses
- OR Address
- 66.181.35.132:13696
Reachability (Directory Authorities)
- IPv4
- 9/9
Location
- Country
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United States of America
- Interactive Map
- View in RouteFluxMap
Eligible Flags (4):
Running: 9/9 | Valid: 9/9 | V2Dir: 9/9 | Fast: 8/9 | Stable: 1/9 | HSDir: 0/9 | Guard: 0/9 | Exit: 0/9
Eligibility Flag Vote Details
| Flag | Metric | Status | Relay Value | Threshold Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Running | IPv4 Reachability | Meets (9/9 DA) | 9/9 authorities reached relay | ≥5/9 DA ORPort reachable |
| Valid | Descriptor | Meets (9/9 DA) | 9/9 authorities assigned Valid | Not blacklisted + valid descriptor (≥5/9 DA) |
| V2Dir | DirPort Available | Meets (9/9 DA) | Tunnelled: Yes (no DirPort) (R) | Tunnelled directory via ORPort or DirPort (≥5/9 DA) |
| Fast | Speed | Meets (9/9 DA) | 22.7 Mbit/s (R) | ≥800.0 Kbit/s (Tor spec minimum) OR top 7/8 (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥8.4 Mbit/s |
| Stable | MTBF | Below (1/9 DA) | Median: 0.3d (1/9 DA above threshold) Min/Max: 0.2d / 20633.8d (9/9 DA, Voting / Total Eligible) |
≥10.1d - 48.4d (varies) (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥1364.1d |
| Uptime | Meets (9/9 DA) | 19.1d (R) | ≥4.3d - 5.2d (varies) (≥5/9 DA) | |
| HSDir | Prereq: Fast | Meets (8/9 DA) | 8/9 DA assigned Fast | ≥800.0 Kbit/s (Tor spec minimum) OR top 7/8 (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥8.4 Mbit/s |
| Prereq: Stable | Below (1/9 DA) | 1/9 DA assigned Stable | ≥10.1d - 48.4d (varies) (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥1364.1d |
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| Prereq: V2Dir | Meets (9/9 DA) | 9/9 DA assigned V2Dir | Tunnelled directory via ORPort or DirPort (≥5/9 DA) | |
| WFU | Below (0/9 DA) | Median: 72.1% (0/9 DA above threshold) Min/Max: 67.4% / 84.4% (9/9 DA, Voting / Total Eligible) |
≥98.0% (≥5/9 DA) | |
| Time Known | Meets (8/9 DA) | Median: 10.0d (9/9 DA above threshold) Min/Max: 8.6d / 10.5d (9/9 DA, Voting / Total Eligible) |
≥1.0d (most) (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥9.8d |
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| Guard | Prereq: Fast | Meets (8/9 DA) | 8/9 DA assigned Fast | ≥800.0 Kbit/s (Tor spec minimum) OR top 7/8 (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥8.4 Mbit/s |
| Prereq: Stable | Below (1/9 DA) | 1/9 DA assigned Stable | ≥10.1d - 48.4d (varies) (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥1364.1d |
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| Prereq: V2Dir | Meets (9/9 DA) | 9/9 DA assigned V2Dir | Tunnelled directory via ORPort or DirPort (≥5/9 DA) | |
| WFU | Below (0/9 DA) | Median: 72.1% (0/9 DA above threshold) Min/Max: 67.4% / 84.4% (9/9 DA, Voting / Total Eligible) |
≥98% (≥5/9 DA) | |
| Time Known | Meets (9/9 DA) | Median: 10.0d (9/9 DA above threshold) Min/Max: 8.6d / 10.5d (9/9 DA, Voting / Total Eligible) |
≥8 days (≥5/9 DA) | |
| Bandwidth | Meets (9/9 DA) | 22.7 Mbit/s (R) | ≥16.0 Mbit/s (Tor spec minimum) OR ≥80.0 Mbit/s-312.0 Mbit/s (≥5/9 DA) | |
| Exit | Exit Policy | Below (0/9 DA) | Port 80: No | Port 443: No (R) | Allows ≥1 /8 on ports 80 AND 443 (≥5/9 DA) |
(DA) = Dir. Auth. Measured |
(R) = Relay Reported
Data from Tor CollecTor (authority votes, fetched 2026-07-03 03:02:32).
Capacity (Relay Reported)
- Observed Bandwidth
- 22.74 Mbit/s
- Advertised Bandwidth
- 22.74 Mbit/s
- Rate Limit
- 83.89 Mbit/s
- Burst Limit
- 419.43 Mbit/s
- Total Data
- 391 GB (1 month)
Measurement (Directory Authority Verified)
Source: CollecTor — fetched 2026-07-03 03:02:32
- Measured By
-
4/7
Bandwidth Authorities
Not measured by: bastet, dannenberg, longclaw - Median Measurement
- 22.7 Kbit/s
- Min / Max
- 12.0 Kbit/s / 22.7 Kbit/s
Network Participation:
Consensus Weight:
0.0009% of network
(22th pctl)
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Guard:
N/A |
Middle:
N/A |
Exit:
N/A
Uptime Metrics
- Current Status
- DOWN 3h 11m 26s ago
- Overall Uptime (1M/6M/1Y/5Y)
- 82.1%/0.0%/0.0%/0.0%
- Flag Uptime (1M/6M/1Y/5Y)
- 80.5%/—/—/—
- Hibernating
- No
Timestamps
- First Seen
- 3w 5h 11m ago (2026-06-11 22:00:00)
- Last Seen
- 3h 11m 26s ago (2026-07-03 00:00:00)
- Last Restarted
- 2w 5d 1h ago (2026-06-14 01:33:52)
- Last Changed Address
- 2026-06-11 22:00:00
[Warning] OVERLOADED
— FD exhaustion (last: 2026-07-02)
General Overload (from /details)
- Status
- Not Reported
OOM killer, onionskin queue saturation, or TCP port exhaustion. Flag remains 72h after last event (Tor spec 328).
File Descriptor Exhaustion (from /bandwidth)
- Status
- Reported — 2026-07-02 22:00 UTC (5 hours ago)
Rate Limits (from /bandwidth)
No rate limit data from /bandwidth endpoint.
Recommendations
- Increase FD limit:
ulimit -n 65535 - systemd:
LimitNOFILE=65535in [Service]
Operator Identity
Source: AROI Validation API — 2026-07-02 19:00 UTC
- AROI Domain (?)
- Not specified
- Operator Validation
- Unvalidated
- This Relay
- N/A (no AROI configured)
- Contact
- Western Cipher Corporation <corporate@westerncipher.net>
Family Configuration
- Family Support
- None — No family membership configured
Happy Families (family-cert)
- Effective Members: 0
- none
MyFamily (legacy declarations)
- Effective Member: 1
C73C47C1BAACAE109A872EBBF9AA2D94CD33FA4E (this relay)
- Alleged Members: 0
- none
- Indirect Members: 0
- none
DNS Health
Not an exit relay — DNS health testing does not apply.Last fetch was at Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:11:23 GMT.
Data from Tor CollecTor (authority votes, fetched 2026-07-03 03:02:32).
Each cell shows: your measured value | authority threshold. Green = meets, red = below. Flags: green = all authorities agree, yellow = partial.
| Authority | Running | Valid | Exit | MiddleOnly | BW Scan (Authority) |
v4 | Flags | Fast (Relay|T) | Guard BW (Relay|Threshold) | Guard WFU (M|T) | Guard TK (M|T) | Stable MTBF (M|T) | Stable Uptime (Relay|T) | HSDir WFU (M|T) | HSDir TK (M|T) | Desc Published | Cons Wt (Authority) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bastet (US) | Yes | Yes | No | — | Y | Yes | Valid, V2Dir, Fast | 22.7 Mbit/s | 816.0 Kbit/s | 22.7 Mbit/s | 80.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s | 72.6% | 98% | 10.2d | 8d | 0.3d | 48.4d | 19.1d | 5.1d | 72.6% | 98.0% | 10.2d | 1.0d | 2026-07-02 22:48:20 | 22.7 Kbit/s |
| dannenberg (DE) | Yes | Yes | No | — | Y | Yes | Valid, V2Dir, Fast | 22.7 Mbit/s | 816.0 Kbit/s | 22.7 Mbit/s | 80.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s | 76.7% | 98% | 10.1d | 8d | 0.3d | 10.1d | 19.1d | 5.2d | 76.7% | 98.0% | 10.1d | 1.0d | 2026-07-02 22:48:20 | 22.7 Kbit/s |
| dizum (NL) | Yes | Yes | No | — | N | Yes | Valid, V2Dir, Fast | 22.7 Mbit/s | 816.0 Kbit/s | 22.7 Mbit/s | 80.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s | 72.1% | 98% | 10.2d | 8d | 0.3d | 25.9d | 19.1d | 5.2d | 72.1% | 98.0% | 10.2d | 1.0d | 2026-07-02 22:48:20 | 22.7 Kbit/s |
| faravahar (US) | Yes | Yes | No | — | N | Yes | Valid, V2Dir, Fast | 22.7 Mbit/s | 816.0 Kbit/s | 22.7 Mbit/s | 80.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s | 69.5% | 98% | 10.5d | 8d | 0.3d | 28.4d | 19.1d | 5.2d | 69.5% | 98.0% | 10.5d | 1.0d | 2026-07-02 22:48:20 | 22.7 Kbit/s |
| gabelmoo (DE) | Yes | Yes | No | — | Y | Yes | Valid, V2Dir, Fast | 22.7 Mbit/s | 816.0 Kbit/s | 22.7 Mbit/s | 312.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s | 84.4% | 98% | 10.0d | 8d | 0.4d | 60.1d | 19.1d | 4.3d | 84.4% | 98.0% | 10.0d | 1.0d | 2026-06-29 20:15:18 | 20.0 Kbit/s |
| longclaw (US) | Yes | Yes | No | — | Y | Yes | Valid, V2Dir | 22.7 Mbit/s | 816.0 Kbit/s | 22.7 Mbit/s | 240.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s | 72.9% | 98% | 9.8d | 8d | 0.2d | 57.2d | 19.1d | 5.4d | 72.9% | 98.0% | 9.8d | 1.0d | 2026-07-02 22:48:20 | 22.7 Kbit/s |
| maatuska (SE) | Yes | Yes | No | — | Y | Yes | Valid, V2Dir, Fast | 22.7 Mbit/s | 816.0 Kbit/s | 22.7 Mbit/s | 304.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s | 71.7% | 98% | 9.5d | 8d | 0.2d | 30.6d | 19.1d | 5.3d | 71.7% | 98.0% | 9.5d | 1.0d | 2026-07-02 22:48:20 | 12.0 Kbit/s |
| moria1 (US) | Yes | Yes | No | — | Y | Yes | Valid, V2Dir, Fast, Stable | 22.7 Mbit/s | 8.4 Mbit/s | 22.7 Mbit/s | 248.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s | 67.4% | 98% | 8.6d | 8d | 20633.8d | 1364.1d | 19.1d | 5.4d | 67.4% | 98.0% | 8.6d | 9.8d | 2026-07-02 22:48:20 | 18.4 Kbit/s |
| tor26 (AT) | Yes | Yes | No | — | Y | Yes | Running, Valid, V2Dir, Fast | 22.7 Mbit/s | 816.0 Kbit/s | 22.7 Mbit/s | 296.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s | 71.9% | 98% | 9.7d | 8d | 0.2d | 53.1d | 19.1d | 5.4d | 71.9% | 98.0% | 9.7d | 1.0d | 2026-07-02 22:48:20 | 13.6 Kbit/s |
— = not tested/available • Format: relay value | authority threshold • WFU = Weighted Fractional Uptime • TK = Time Known
Bandwidth Values Explained:
Relay Reported = Your relay's self-reported bandwidth from its descriptor (observed_bandwidth). Used for flag eligibility (Guard, Fast).
Authority Measured = Bandwidth measured by authority's sbws scanner. Used for consensus weight (path selection probability).
Why different? Authorities verify your reported bandwidth independently. 6 of 9 authorities run bandwidth scanners; 3 use relay-reported values directly.
Relay Reported = Your relay's self-reported bandwidth from its descriptor (observed_bandwidth). Used for flag eligibility (Guard, Fast).
Authority Measured = Bandwidth measured by authority's sbws scanner. Used for consensus weight (path selection probability).
Why different? Authorities verify your reported bandwidth independently. 6 of 9 authorities run bandwidth scanners; 3 use relay-reported values directly.
Stable Uptime (Two Data Sources):
Relay Uptime = From Onionoo API (last_restarted field). Self-reported uptime from descriptor. Same value for all authorities.
Authority Threshold = From CollecTor vote files (flag-thresholds stable-uptime). Each authority may have different thresholds.
Why two sources? Vote files contain authority thresholds but not per-relay uptime values. Onionoo aggregates relay descriptors which include uptime.
Relay Uptime = From Onionoo API (last_restarted field). Self-reported uptime from descriptor. Same value for all authorities.
Authority Threshold = From CollecTor vote files (flag-thresholds stable-uptime). Each authority may have different thresholds.
Why two sources? Vote files contain authority thresholds but not per-relay uptime values. Onionoo aggregates relay descriptors which include uptime.