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diff --git a/doc/tor.1.in b/doc/tor.1.in index 4b61025b1..2ffbc9e17 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.in +++ b/doc/tor.1.in @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Windows since that platform lacks getrlimit(). (Default: 1024) .LP .TP \fBControlPort \fR\fIPort\fP -If set, Tor will accept connections from the same machine (localhost only) on +If set, Tor will accept connections on this port, and allow those connections to control the Tor process using the Tor Control Protocol (described in control-spec.txt). Note: unless you also specify one of \fBHashedControlPassword\fP or \fBCookieAuthentication\fP, @@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ setting this option will cause Tor to allow any process on the local host to control it. .LP .TP +\fBControlListenAddress \fR\fIIP\fR[:\fIPORT\fR]\fP +Bind the controller listener to this address. If you specify a port, +bind to this port rather than the one specified in ControlPort. We +strongly recommend that you leave this alone unless you know what you're +doing, since giving attackers access to your control listener is really +dangerous. (Default: 127.0.0.1) +.LP +.TP \fBHashedControlPassword \fR\fIhashed_password\fP Don't allow any connections on the control port except when the other process knows the password whose one-way hash is \fIhashed_password\fP. You can |