Persistance of Tor entry guards

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I read that the Tor entry guard persists even when Tor is restarted on a running OS, e.g. when using Whonix and restarting Tor through the Whonix-Gateway Tor control panel.

That means that the Tor entry guard does not rotate by design, e.g. when using different Whonix-Workstations. Based on my readings this benefits the security.

Could you please explain me

  1. In which cases a new Tor entry guard is used by default?
  2. If there are any cases I should use a new Tor entry guard for to increase security?
  3. How can I establish that a new Tor entry guard is used, i.e. as a new Tor entry guard is not used by restarting Tor from what I read is a new Tor entry guard used when restarting the OS or Whonix-Gateway in my example?
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Have you read the information available at Tor Entry Guards - Whonix?

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Great and thank you this article covers all my questions.

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