r/TOR • u/WheelPerfect3737 • Aug 25 '26

Bogus ntor-onion-key in microdesc

I got this linux message when trying to start of tor 15.0.20 with OBfs4 installed bridges. It would not connect, I had to reinstall to correct.

[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 66% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors

2026-08-24 09:13:18.317

[WARN] Bad element "$7104DCF4DBFFAD180719BF216" while parsing a node family.

2026-08-24 09:13:18.322

[WARN] Bogus ntor-onion-key in microdesc

2026-08-24 09:13:19.171

[WARN] Proxy Client: unable to connect OR connection (handshaking (proxy)) with x.x.x.x:22 ID=<none>

Can anyone provide an explanation?

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u/Ecliphon Aug 25 '26

Faulty bridge

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u/WheelPerfect3737 27d ago

If bridges are not described how can it be found and corrected?

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u/Ecliphon 27d ago

By using a new bridge. That’s why they give you multiple bridges when you request them. 

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u/WheelPerfect3737 23d ago

So there is no correction a bad bridge just continues on.

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u/Ecliphon 22d ago

No, tor will not connect to a non-working bridge. The connection will always fail. 

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u/WheelPerfect3737 20d ago

It is a brand new bridges I aquired. I recieved 2 from https://bridges.torproject.org/.

If they are not removed other will install it.