ExitNodes statement not honoured by tor
If I have the following sequence in my torrc file: StrictNodes 1 ExitNodes <single_exit_node_fingerprint> ExcludeNodes <large_list>
My understanding is that Tor is supposed to only open (exit) circuits by using the ExitNode specified above, with the obvious caveat that the node in question is fully functional (otherwise I am bound to get a rather cryptic message as the one I submitted in Bug #7890 (moved)).
That does not appear to happen though:
[circ] 16 BUILT (3): BridgeNode1->IntermediateNode1->ExitNodeAsSpecified [circ] 15 BUILT (3): BridgeNode2->IntermediateNode2->ExitNodeAsSpecified [circ] 14 BUILT (3): BridgeNode1->IntermediateNode3->ExitNodeAsSpecified [circ] 13 BUILT (3): BridgeNode2->IntermediateNode2->ExitNodeAsSpecified [circ] 12 BUILT (3): BridgeNode2->IntermediateNode3->ExitNodeAsSpecified [circ] 11 BUILT (3): BridgeNode1->IntermediateNode4->xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(GB) [circ] 10 BUILT (3): BridgeNode1->IntermediateNode4->yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy(NL) [circ] 9 BUILT (3): BridgeNode2->IntermediateNode1->ExitNodeAsSpecified
where "ExitNodeAsSpecified" is the IP address of the node fingerprint specified in my ExitNode statement, "BridgeNodeX" is the IP address of my entry bridges, "IntermediateNodeX" is the IP address of the intermediate nodes.
"xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(GB)" and "yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy(NL)" are the (offending) IP addresses of exit nodes I have not specified anywhere in my torrc and did not expect tor to create/open/use exit node circuits involving these nodes.
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Username: mr-4