Tor Relays :: badthread

View Relay "badthread"

Fingerprint: `125560B129DDD64B937952662DC408FDD34B5B04` | Operator: badthread.org v2 (1 relay) ⚠ Misconfigured | Family: 1 relay | tor@badthread.org url:badthread.org... | AS213230 | United States of America | OpenBSD

Health Status

Consensus: In Consensus (9/9 Directory Auths)
Flags: Running, Valid, Fast (3)
BW Verified: 4/7 BW Auths Measured 18 Kbit/s Median
Stability: Overloaded | DOWN 4h 15m 38s ago | UP 83% (1M)

Reachability: IPv4: 9/9 (Directory Auths)
First Seen: 2y 2mo 3w ago
BW Weight: 0.00% of Network | 17 Mbit/s Observed By Relay
Version: 0.4.8.25 Recommended

Issues Detected:

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 61.3% 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: requires V2Dir (tunnelled-dir-server) : HSDir requires the relay to support tunnelled directory requests (V2Dir flag). This relay is missing V2Dir — the descriptor likely does not include tunnelled-dir-server, usually because DirCache 0 is set in torrc.
Suggestion: Remove DirCache 0 from torrc (DirCache is enabled by default in Tor ≥0.3.3). Restart Tor and verify the descriptor includes tunnelled-dir-server. You can check with: grep tunnelled-dir-server /var/lib/tor/cached-descriptors
HSDir: WFU below threshold : WFU 61.3% 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.
High consensus weight deviation : Large variation in Consensus Weight values across authorities (see 'Cons Wt' column in Per-Authority Details below)
Suggestion: Consensus weight measurements vary significantly between authorities. This can affect traffic distribution. Ensure stable network connection and consistent bandwidth availability.
File Descriptor Exhaustion : Relay ran out of file descriptors at 2026-05-26 23:00 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.

Connectivity and Location

Addresses

OR Address: badthread.org
5.161.215.230:420

Reachability (Directory Authorities)

IPv4: 9/9

Location

Country: United States of America
Interactive Map: View in RouteFluxMap

Autonomous System

AS Number: AS213230
AS Name: Hetzner Online GmbH (BGP.tools)
AS Rarity: Legendary (score: 4/5, <0.05% consensus weight, 3 operators)

Flags and Eligibility

Current Flags (3): Running, Valid, Fast

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	Below (0/9 DA)	No DirPort, no tunnelled-dir-server (R)	Tunnelled directory via ORPort or DirPort (≥5/9 DA)
Fast	Speed	Meets (9/9 DA)	18.0 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: 0.2d (1/9 DA above threshold) Min/Max: 0.1d / 20593.4d (9/9 DA, Voting / Total Eligible)	≥21.2d - 51.7d (varies) (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥340.7d
Stable	Uptime	Below (0/9 DA)	4.1d (R)	≥13.4d - 13.7d (varies) (≥5/9 DA)
HSDir	Prereq: Fast	Meets (7/9 DA)	7/9 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	≥21.2d - 51.7d (varies) (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥340.7d
	Prereq: V2Dir	Below (0/9 DA)	0/9 DA assigned V2Dir	Tunnelled directory via ORPort or DirPort (≥5/9 DA)
	WFU	Below (0/9 DA)	Median: 65.8% (0/9 DA above threshold) Min/Max: 61.3% / 67.6% (9/9 DA, Voting / Total Eligible)	≥98.0% (≥5/9 DA)
	Time Known	Meets (9/9 DA)	Median: 10.2d (9/9 DA above threshold) Min/Max: 9.9d / 10.5d (9/9 DA, Voting / Total Eligible)	≥1.0d (most) (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥9.9d
Guard	Prereq: Fast	Meets (7/9 DA)	7/9 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	≥21.2d - 51.7d (varies) (≥5/9 DA) [Stricter] moria1: ≥340.7d
	Prereq: V2Dir	Below (0/9 DA)	0/9 DA assigned V2Dir	Tunnelled directory via ORPort or DirPort (≥5/9 DA)
	WFU	Below (0/9 DA)	Median: 65.8% (0/9 DA above threshold) Min/Max: 61.3% / 67.6% (9/9 DA, Voting / Total Eligible)	≥98% (≥5/9 DA)
	Time Known	Meets (9/9 DA)	Median: 10.2d (9/9 DA above threshold) Min/Max: 9.9d / 10.5d (9/9 DA, Voting / Total Eligible)	≥8 days (≥5/9 DA)
	Bandwidth	Meets (9/9 DA)	18.0 Mbit/s (R)	≥16.0 Mbit/s (Tor spec minimum) OR ≥80.0 Mbit/s-328.0 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 2026-05-27 10:15:07).

Bandwidth Metrics

Capacity (Relay Reported)

Observed Bandwidth: 17.99 Mbit/s
Advertised Bandwidth: 17.99 Mbit/s
Rate Limit: 8.59 Gbit/s
Burst Limit: 8.59 Gbit/s
Total Data: 185 TB (5 years)
1mo: 45 GB | 6mo: 253 GB | 1y: 20 TB | 5y: 185 TB

Measurement (Directory Authority Verified)

Source: CollecTor — fetched 2026-05-27 10:15:07

Measured By: 4/7 Bandwidth Authorities
Not measured by: bastet, dannenberg, tor26
Median Measurement: 18.0 Kbit/s
Min / Max: 8.8 Kbit/s / 35.2 Kbit/s
Deviation: 26.4 Kbit/s [Warning] High variation

Network Participation: Consensus Weight: 0.0014% of network (26th pctl) | Guard: N/A | Middle: N/A | Exit: N/A

Uptime and Stability

Uptime Metrics

Current Status: DOWN 4h 15m 38s ago
Overall Uptime (1M/6M/1Y/5Y): 83.5%/72.9%/72.6%/73.7%
Flag Uptime (1M/6M/1Y/5Y): 82.8%/72.8%/72.4%/73.4%
Hibernating: No

Timestamps

First Seen: 2y 2mo 3w ago (2024-03-03 00:00:00)
Last Seen: 4h 15m 38s ago (2026-05-27 06:00:00)
Last Restarted: 4d 2h 30m ago (2026-05-23 07:44:53)
Last Changed Address: 2026-04-07 01:00:00

[Warning] OVERLOADED — FD exhaustion (last: 2026-05-26)

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 — 2026-05-26 23:00 UTC (11 hours ago)

Rate Limits (from /bandwidth)

No rate limit data from /bandwidth endpoint.

Recommendations

Increase FD limit: ulimit -n 65535
systemd: LimitNOFILE=65535 in [Service]

Operator and Family

Operator Identity

Source: AROI Validation API — 2026-05-27 03:00 UTC

AROI Domain (?): badthread.org
Operator Validation: Unvalidated
This Relay: Unvalidated
Error: DNS-RSA: TXT record not found at badthread.org
Contact: tor@badthread.org url:badthread.org proof:dns-rsa ciissversion:2

Family Configuration

Family Support: None — No family membership configured

Happy Families (family-cert)

Effective Members: 0: none

MyFamily (legacy declarations)

Effective Member: 1

125560B129DDD64B937952662DC408FDD34B5B04 (this relay)

Alleged Members: 0

none

Indirect Members: 0

none

Software and Version

Platform: OpenBSD — Tor 0.4.8.25 on OpenBSD
Version: 0.4.8.25 — Recommended
Version Status: Recommended

Exit Health & Policy

DNS Health

Not an exit relay — DNS health testing does not apply.

IPv4 Exit Policy Summary

reject: 
  1-65535

Full Exit Policy

reject *:*

Last fetch was at Wed, 27 May 2026 10:15:37 GMT.

Consensus Evaluation

Data from Tor CollecTor (authority votes, fetched 2026-05-27 10:15:07).

Per-Authority Details

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	Running, Valid	18.0 Mbit/s \| 816.0 Kbit/s	18.0 Mbit/s \| 224.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s	61.3% \| 98%	10.2d \| 8d	0.1d \| 50.5d	4.1d \| 13.4d	61.3% \| 98.0%	10.2d \| 1.0d	2026-05-27 04:51:10	18.0 Kbit/s
dannenberg (DE)	Yes	Yes	No	—	Y	Yes	Running, Valid, Fast	18.0 Mbit/s \| 816.0 Kbit/s	18.0 Mbit/s \| 80.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s	65.8% \| 98%	10.2d \| 8d	0.2d \| 46.6d	4.1d \| 13.7d	65.8% \| 98.0%	10.2d \| 1.0d	2026-05-27 04:51:10	18.0 Kbit/s
dizum (NL)	Yes	Yes	No	—	N	Yes	Valid, Fast	18.0 Mbit/s \| 816.0 Kbit/s	18.0 Mbit/s \| 80.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s	61.7% \| 98%	10.3d \| 8d	0.1d \| 21.2d	4.1d \| 13.7d	61.7% \| 98.0%	10.3d \| 1.0d	2026-05-27 04:51:10	18.0 Kbit/s
faravahar (US)	Yes	Yes	No	—	N	Yes	Valid, Fast	18.0 Mbit/s \| 816.0 Kbit/s	18.0 Mbit/s \| 80.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s	61.9% \| 98%	10.2d \| 8d	0.1d \| 51.7d	4.1d \| 13.7d	61.9% \| 98.0%	10.2d \| 1.0d	2026-05-27 04:51:10	18.0 Kbit/s
gabelmoo (DE)	Yes	Yes	No	—	Y	Yes	Valid, Fast	18.0 Mbit/s \| 816.0 Kbit/s	18.0 Mbit/s \| 312.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s	66.5% \| 98%	10.5d \| 8d	0.2d \| 53.0d	4.1d \| 13.8d	66.5% \| 98.0%	10.5d \| 1.0d	2026-05-27 04:51:10	21.6 Kbit/s
longclaw (US)	Yes	Yes	No	—	Y	Yes	Running, Valid, Fast	18.0 Mbit/s \| 816.0 Kbit/s	18.0 Mbit/s \| 248.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s	66.8% \| 98%	10.1d \| 8d	0.2d \| 58.0d	4.1d \| 13.7d	66.8% \| 98.0%	10.1d \| 1.0d	2026-05-27 04:51:10	35.2 Kbit/s
maatuska (SE)	Yes	Yes	No	—	Y	Yes	Valid, Fast	18.0 Mbit/s \| 816.0 Kbit/s	18.0 Mbit/s \| 328.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s	65.1% \| 98%	9.9d \| 8d	0.2d \| 24.6d	4.1d \| 13.5d	65.1% \| 98.0%	9.9d \| 1.0d	2026-05-27 04:51:10	8.8 Kbit/s
moria1 (US)	Yes	Yes	No	—	Y	Yes	Valid, Fast, Stable	18.0 Mbit/s \| 8.4 Mbit/s	18.0 Mbit/s \| 232.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s	67.3% \| 98%	10.0d \| 8d	20593.4d \| 340.7d	4.1d \| 14.2d	67.3% \| 98.0%	10.0d \| 9.9d	2026-05-27 04:51:10	21.6 Kbit/s
tor26 (AT)	Yes	Yes	No	—	Y	Yes	Running, Valid	18.0 Mbit/s \| 816.0 Kbit/s	18.0 Mbit/s \| 312.0 Mbit/s OR 16.0 Mbit/s	67.6% \| 98%	10.1d \| 8d	0.2d \| 54.0d	4.1d \| 13.8d	67.6% \| 98.0%	10.1d \| 1.0d	2026-05-27 04:51:10	18.0 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.

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.