Tor 4.7.13 Weird elelemts while try build consensus

red0bear · May 4, 2023, 9:51am

[warn] Bad element “$419768EA49478F3D7391AA97E8” while parsing a node family.
[warn] Bad element “$95B6BBE822D883AF830583” while parsing a node family.
[warn] Bad element “$90A83D3A6D53619211909” while parsing a node family.
[warn] Bad element “$22808E75F1” while parsing a node family.
[warn] Bad element “$E0” while parsing a node family.
[notice] Bootstrapped 55% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors
[warn] Bad element “$8F788FCE2F8AE78” while parsing a node family.
[warn] Bad element “$6E433209EE554ABC8E191E7CA486DC3046EFC0” while parsing a node family.
[notice] Bootstrapped 60% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors
[warn] parse error: Malformed object: missing object end line
[warn] Unparseable microdescriptor found in download or generated string
[warn] Bad element “$CC845D6C61B00164CD232DFEFBE” while parsing a node family.
[notice] Bootstrapped 65% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors
[warn] Bad element “$E785813FBBD352664BC1F133CE31A5” while parsing a node family.

dcf · December 11, 2023, 10:07am

I have seen the “Bad element” warning too, with tor 0.4.8.9 in Tor Browser 13.5a2. It was during a bootstrap attempt with the snowflake-02 bridge that was taking longer than normal.

2023-12-10 20:04:11.955 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
2023-12-10 20:04:13.178 [NOTICE] Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9250
2023-12-10 20:04:13.178 [NOTICE] Opened Socks listener connection (ready) on 127.0.0.1:9250
2023-12-10 20:04:13.947 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 1% (conn_pt): Connecting to pluggable transport
2023-12-10 20:04:13.948 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 2% (conn_done_pt): Connected to pluggable transport
2023-12-10 20:04:14.035 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 10% (conn_done): Connected to a relay
2023-12-10 20:04:19.251 [NOTICE] Managed proxy "./TorBrowser/Tor/PluggableTransports/snowflake-client": offer created
2023-12-10 20:04:19.664 [NOTICE] Managed proxy "./TorBrowser/Tor/PluggableTransports/snowflake-client": broker rendezvous peer received
2023-12-10 20:04:21.289 [NOTICE] Managed proxy "./TorBrowser/Tor/PluggableTransports/snowflake-client": connected
2023-12-10 20:04:21.862 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 14% (handshake): Handshaking with a relay
2023-12-10 20:04:22.166 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 15% (handshake_done): Handshake with a relay done
2023-12-10 20:04:22.168 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 20% (onehop_create): Establishing an encrypted directory connection
2023-12-10 20:04:22.491 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 25% (requesting_status): Asking for networkstatus consensus
2023-12-10 20:04:22.821 [NOTICE] new bridge descriptor 'crusty12' (fresh): $8838024498816A039FCBBAB14E6F40A0843051FA~crusty12 [tO9nYvNCAdAh9lPoEEv2pZ9BJq+YzmPAMY6pxoFrLuk] at 192.0.2.4
2023-12-10 20:04:23.454 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 30% (loading_status): Loading networkstatus consensus
2023-12-10 20:04:31.461 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 45% (requesting_descriptors): Asking for relay descriptors
2023-12-10 20:04:31.463 [NOTICE] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit: We need more microdescriptors: we have 5203/8004, and can only build 41% of likely paths. (We have 100% of guards bw, 64% of midpoint bw, and 63% of exit bw = 41% of path bw.)
2023-12-10 20:04:32.360 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 66% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors
2023-12-10 20:04:58.315 [NOTICE] Managed proxy "./TorBrowser/Tor/PluggableTransports/snowflake-client": trying a new proxy: no messages received, closing stale connection
2023-12-10 20:05:04.380 [NOTICE] Managed proxy "./TorBrowser/Tor/PluggableTransports/snowflake-client": offer created
2023-12-10 20:05:04.869 [NOTICE] Managed proxy "./TorBrowser/Tor/PluggableTransports/snowflake-client": broker rendezvous peer received
2023-12-10 20:05:07.493 [NOTICE] Managed proxy "./TorBrowser/Tor/PluggableTransports/snowflake-client": connected
2023-12-10 20:12:06.005 [WARN] Bad element "$D" while parsing a node family.
2023-12-10 20:12:06.006 [WARN] Bad element "$" while parsing a node family.
2023-12-10 20:12:06.006 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 73% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors
2023-12-10 20:12:06.007 [WARN] Bad element "$EAE02CE8F2C" while parsing a node family.
2023-12-10 20:12:06.008 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 75% (enough_dirinfo): Loaded enough directory info to build circuits
2023-12-10 20:12:06.008 [WARN] Bad element "$70BDEE91CF5" while parsing a node family.
2023-12-10 20:12:06.008 [WARN] Bad element "$5791E9652179FA7C" while parsing a node family.
2023-12-10 20:12:06.675 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 90% (ap_handshake_done): Handshake finished with a relay to build circuits
2023-12-10 20:12:06.676 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 95% (circuit_create): Establishing a Tor circuit
2023-12-10 20:12:12.159 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 100% (done): Done
2023-12-10 20:15:10.981 [NOTICE] Your network connection speed appears to have changed. Resetting timeout to 120759ms after 18 timeouts and 245 buildtimes.
2023-12-10 20:17:38.492 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $E0DE948318B77CEA408AE9A3955577FFE1484D86~NTH21R3 [WVEMpDOBsk8CokxFBjTSfnQW8QpGwN8yq8pUCHo6IlY] at 192.42.116.173. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:17:38.493 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $E0DE948318B77CEA408AE9A3955577FFE1484D86~NTH21R3 [WVEMpDOBsk8CokxFBjTSfnQW8QpGwN8yq8pUCHo6IlY] at 192.42.116.173. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:17:53.552 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $72CF80278DEB75680069FCE3BCFE5BBAA209702C~NTH23R4 [DYHHYngMIJ+bO0w0QJmORtJEPpx0XuCCh+RJky5QZkY] at 192.42.116.175. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:17:53.552 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $72CF80278DEB75680069FCE3BCFE5BBAA209702C~NTH23R4 [DYHHYngMIJ+bO0w0QJmORtJEPpx0XuCCh+RJky5QZkY] at 192.42.116.175. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:18:00.285 [WARN] Bad element "$D784" while parsing a node family.
2023-12-10 20:18:00.286 [WARN] Bad element "$00CC3A3D92C3" while parsing a node family.
2023-12-10 20:19:01.821 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $82BEDF4CCF56BF65F75F64A478B10853A994A9D5~archofnoah [dltFe8g2BYhW7KVv8qxM+n2HK/rFKhzxFSb20HOJH5U] at 5.255.118.244. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:04.833 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $82BEDF4CCF56BF65F75F64A478B10853A994A9D5~archofnoah [dltFe8g2BYhW7KVv8qxM+n2HK/rFKhzxFSb20HOJH5U] at 5.255.118.244. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:04.833 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $82BEDF4CCF56BF65F75F64A478B10853A994A9D5~archofnoah [dltFe8g2BYhW7KVv8qxM+n2HK/rFKhzxFSb20HOJH5U] at 5.255.118.244. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:04.834 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $82BEDF4CCF56BF65F75F64A478B10853A994A9D5~archofnoah [dltFe8g2BYhW7KVv8qxM+n2HK/rFKhzxFSb20HOJH5U] at 5.255.118.244. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:11.876 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $05DD02B8B23881A4B627F6E9AF32735EE7C09181~relayon0185 [2Bkq8CLWzgZeqBQq7nPOLDlbrwzL1hcl83+SbJQ3Vp4] at 185.220.101.185. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:11.876 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $05DD02B8B23881A4B627F6E9AF32735EE7C09181~relayon0185 [2Bkq8CLWzgZeqBQq7nPOLDlbrwzL1hcl83+SbJQ3Vp4] at 185.220.101.185. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:16.881 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $05DD02B8B23881A4B627F6E9AF32735EE7C09181~relayon0185 [2Bkq8CLWzgZeqBQq7nPOLDlbrwzL1hcl83+SbJQ3Vp4] at 185.220.101.185. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:19.909 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $05DD02B8B23881A4B627F6E9AF32735EE7C09181~relayon0185 [2Bkq8CLWzgZeqBQq7nPOLDlbrwzL1hcl83+SbJQ3Vp4] at 185.220.101.185. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:19.909 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $05DD02B8B23881A4B627F6E9AF32735EE7C09181~relayon0185 [2Bkq8CLWzgZeqBQq7nPOLDlbrwzL1hcl83+SbJQ3Vp4] at 185.220.101.185. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:19.909 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $05DD02B8B23881A4B627F6E9AF32735EE7C09181~relayon0185 [2Bkq8CLWzgZeqBQq7nPOLDlbrwzL1hcl83+SbJQ3Vp4] at 185.220.101.185. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:26.925 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $97AEE1EEFBCBB6FF8FA482029830E8E10A961883~suesskartoffel [6KPLBTK9Eo43IBZ7NMHh7ZJImZ+BkhMohk+H2PiydYg] at 109.70.100.2. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:26.925 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $97AEE1EEFBCBB6FF8FA482029830E8E10A961883~suesskartoffel [6KPLBTK9Eo43IBZ7NMHh7ZJImZ+BkhMohk+H2PiydYg] at 109.70.100.2. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:31.942 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $97AEE1EEFBCBB6FF8FA482029830E8E10A961883~suesskartoffel [6KPLBTK9Eo43IBZ7NMHh7ZJImZ+BkhMohk+H2PiydYg] at 109.70.100.2. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:34.954 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $97AEE1EEFBCBB6FF8FA482029830E8E10A961883~suesskartoffel [6KPLBTK9Eo43IBZ7NMHh7ZJImZ+BkhMohk+H2PiydYg] at 109.70.100.2. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:34.954 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $97AEE1EEFBCBB6FF8FA482029830E8E10A961883~suesskartoffel [6KPLBTK9Eo43IBZ7NMHh7ZJImZ+BkhMohk+H2PiydYg] at 109.70.100.2. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:34.955 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $97AEE1EEFBCBB6FF8FA482029830E8E10A961883~suesskartoffel [6KPLBTK9Eo43IBZ7NMHh7ZJImZ+BkhMohk+H2PiydYg] at 109.70.100.2. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:37.966 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F42BF24B73AC3F8CC2D4B26668A472FCE74E511B~artikel10ber65 [n0himnqflqaOhLBUbBcvOjzJ0ELa/jak1zm48BT32us] at 185.220.101.17. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:37.967 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F42BF24B73AC3F8CC2D4B26668A472FCE74E511B~artikel10ber65 [n0himnqflqaOhLBUbBcvOjzJ0ELa/jak1zm48BT32us] at 185.220.101.17. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:37.967 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F42BF24B73AC3F8CC2D4B26668A472FCE74E511B~artikel10ber65 [n0himnqflqaOhLBUbBcvOjzJ0ELa/jak1zm48BT32us] at 185.220.101.17. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:37.967 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F42BF24B73AC3F8CC2D4B26668A472FCE74E511B~artikel10ber65 [n0himnqflqaOhLBUbBcvOjzJ0ELa/jak1zm48BT32us] at 185.220.101.17. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:41.984 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F42BF24B73AC3F8CC2D4B26668A472FCE74E511B~artikel10ber65 [n0himnqflqaOhLBUbBcvOjzJ0ELa/jak1zm48BT32us] at 185.220.101.17. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:41.984 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F42BF24B73AC3F8CC2D4B26668A472FCE74E511B~artikel10ber65 [n0himnqflqaOhLBUbBcvOjzJ0ELa/jak1zm48BT32us] at 185.220.101.17. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:47.002 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F42BF24B73AC3F8CC2D4B26668A472FCE74E511B~artikel10ber65 [n0himnqflqaOhLBUbBcvOjzJ0ELa/jak1zm48BT32us] at 185.220.101.17. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:49.010 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F42BF24B73AC3F8CC2D4B26668A472FCE74E511B~artikel10ber65 [n0himnqflqaOhLBUbBcvOjzJ0ELa/jak1zm48BT32us] at 185.220.101.17. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:49.010 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F42BF24B73AC3F8CC2D4B26668A472FCE74E511B~artikel10ber65 [n0himnqflqaOhLBUbBcvOjzJ0ELa/jak1zm48BT32us] at 185.220.101.17. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:19:49.010 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F42BF24B73AC3F8CC2D4B26668A472FCE74E511B~artikel10ber65 [n0himnqflqaOhLBUbBcvOjzJ0ELa/jak1zm48BT32us] at 185.220.101.17. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:20:12.101 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F5137480C56701DA6324958BD0F808A6A86E311C~prsv [8lRwrdiMs+PgWsztxkYq5Md5pES7zW4McZErtvY64rQ] at 45.128.232.170. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:20:12.101 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F5137480C56701DA6324958BD0F808A6A86E311C~prsv [8lRwrdiMs+PgWsztxkYq5Md5pES7zW4McZErtvY64rQ] at 45.128.232.170. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:20:12.101 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F5137480C56701DA6324958BD0F808A6A86E311C~prsv [8lRwrdiMs+PgWsztxkYq5Md5pES7zW4McZErtvY64rQ] at 45.128.232.170. Retrying on a new circuit.
2023-12-10 20:20:12.102 [NOTICE] We tried for 15 seconds to connect to '[scrubbed]' using exit $F5137480C56701DA6324958BD0F808A6A86E311C~prsv [8lRwrdiMs+PgWsztxkYq5Md5pES7zW4McZErtvY64rQ] at 45.128.232.170. Retrying on a new circuit.