Quote from: criptix on August 28, 2016, 09:05:56 PM

also can you people give me your github?
the one in the OP https://github.com/navcoindev/navcoin2 seems not to be the correct one? the last update is more then 1 month ago while the hype in the polo trollbox says that you just got several updates in the last week?

also i would really like to know what this "tor-node" update is?

can you just use the wallet over Tor now or what?

Quote from: pakage on August 08, 2016, 08:39:23 AM

Nav Coin TOR Network

Dear NAV Community

We are pleased to announce that user BitcoinFX has been so kind as to setup some dedicated TOR nodes for Nav Coin.

If you're unsure what TOR is, please head over to their website to learn all about their great service: https://www.torproject.org/about/overview.html.en

In basic terms, the TOR network is robust method of hiding your IP address from unwanted third parties.

Currently Nav Coin is secure, but just like any other Crypto Currencies because it is a public network, it is possible for third parties to see which IP addresses are connected at any given time. This does mean users lose an amount of anonymity because with some effort, it could be possible to trace a transaction back to an IP address and potentially infer who owns a wallet, or at least where they were broadcasting from.

Connecting your Nav Coin wallet through the TOR network, hides your IP address from the public record and stops this meta data inference from occuring. With this configuration you would be syncing the block chain, sending and receiving coins all through the TOR network rather than over the regular internet.

If you want to give it a try, first thing to do is to download and install TOR Browser

Once installed, open the TOR browser and allow it to connect to the TOR network.

Go to you Nav Coin config file which is located in %AppData%/navcoin2/navcoin.conf and add the following settings:

Code:

listen=0
port=8443
proxy=127.0.0.1:9150
onion=127.0.0.1:9150
onlynet=tor
maxconnections=8
addnode=navfxoktwa7zu3m2.onion:8443
addnode=navfx2yawr6eb4fp.onion:8443
addnode=navfxfkchwclvpbj.onion:8443
addnode=navfxujp7ninsup6.onion:8443
addnode=navcavlevqgjzozx.onion:8443
addnode=navcaqr6y4yfvei4.onion:8443
addnode=navcavq6roeray7h.onion:8443
addnode=navcajegwg62zecy.onion:8443
addnode=navfxkdrgk2oo3ja.onion:8443
addnode=navfxu6w2iptaj3m.onion:8443
addnode=navfxjtmt42smvcj.onion:8443
addnode=navfxosoed7hd4db.onion:8443

Save the navcoin.conf file and restart or open your Nav Coin wallet. You should now see in the bottom right corner of the status bar it now says TOR, indicating you're connected to the TOR network!

You can now continue to use the wallet as per normal with the knowledge that your IP address is hidden from public view. Simple as that!

Some extra notes from BitcoinFX:

Quote from: BitcoinFX on August 05, 2016, 05:07:19 PM

It is advisable to add regular IP addnodes at the base of this .conf for 'failover', which will enable your client to also exit connections via Tor.

hidden_service connections (.onion) never leave the Tor network.

Remember that less connections are preferable over more connections, in terms of anonymity and privacy. 6 to 8 connections are probably optimal for broadcasting transactions.

Port 8443 has been selected as it is a common Tor Exit port - see: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/ReducedExitPolicy - whereas the 'default' Navcoin port 44440 is not.

This really is a great service the BitcoinFX has setup for us all to use. It provides an extremely high level of anonymity even when just performing regular Nav Coin transactions.

Please be so kind as to donate to BitcoinFX to help keep this service running: NWeyG7jpQm1wWeYeV7tnNuYLUHmW4FMAr8

It's users like BitcoinFX who make these communities great.

Warmest regards,
The Nav Team

Hi!

For info about anon contact please contact any of the Dev team @pakage, @soopy, @ shahim.

I quoted Tor information.

Thanks!