Can we create a next generation hidden services [onion v3]

[WhonixUser3425]

Hi everyone waves

I want to host a hidden service forum using whonix for added security, however earlier I was reading the tor project blogs and I came across next generation hidden services

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/NextGenOnions#Howtoconnecttothetesthubfornextgenonionservices

It says we just update the torrc file with this

SocksPort auto

HiddenServiceDir /home/user/tmp/hsv3
HiddenServiceVersion 3
HiddenServicePort 6667 127.0.0.1:6667

SafeLogging 0
Log notice stdout
Log notice file /home/user/tmp/hs/hs.log
Log info file /home/user/tmp/hs/hsinfo.log

Will this work on whonix? If no, will it work with whonix 14?

[Ego]

Good day,

Should work no problem, Whonix does not make modifications to Tor itself for a host of reasons. However, please mind the bugs: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=merge_ready&status=needs_information&status=needs_review&status=needs_revision&status=new&status=reopened&keywords=~prop224&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component&order=priority

Have a nice day,

Ego

[entr0py]

Will this work on whonix? If no, will it work with whonix 14?

Not by default. v3 onions require Tor 0.3.2 or higher (which is currently in alpha-testing). The latest stable series (included in Whonix 13 & 14) is 0.3.1. If you want to test, you can install the experimental version from Tor Project’s repo: https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian

[WhonixUser3425]

Would I need to install tor alpha on both gateway and workstation?

I must also note this is not going to be a live forum anymore now due to this version of tor is still alpha state, It will be tested on my home machine only.

Thanks in advance.

[entr0py]

Would I need to install tor alpha on both gateway and workstation?

Gateway only. Workstation tor is skipped over by anon-ws-disable-stacked-tor package.

v3 onions are a big deal in the evolution of Tor. Would be great if you could test and report back. You may be the first - so no guarantees that it’ll even work.

[WhonixUser3425]

I’ve got no work tomorrow, I’m going to test it then and report back.