---
slug: 47
title: 47/WAKU2-TOR-PUSH
name: Waku v2 Tor Push
status: raw
category: Best Current Practice
tags:
editor: Daniel Kaiser <danielkaiser@status.im>
contributors:
---


# Abstract

This document extends the [11/WAKU2-RELAY](/spec/11/), specifying Waku Tor Push,
which allows nodes to push messages via Tor into the Waku relay network.

Waku Tor Push builds on [46/GOSSIPSUB-TOR-PUSH](/spec/46).

**Protocol identifier**: /vac/waku/relay/2.0.0

Note: Waku Tor Push does not have a dedicated protocol identifier.
It uses the same identifier as Waku relay.
This allows Waku relay nodes that are oblivious to Tor Push to process messages received via Tor Push.


# Functional Operation

In its current version, Waku Tor Push corresponds to [46/GOSSIPSUB-TOR-PUSH](/spec/46)
applied to [11/WAKU2-RELAY](/spec/11/),
instead of [libp2p gossipsub](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/pubsub/gossipsub/README.md).

# Security/Privacy Considerations

see [46/GOSSIPSUB-TOR-PUSH](/spec/46)

# Copyright

Copyright and related rights waived via [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

# References

* [11/WAKU2-RELAY](/spec/11/)
* [libp2p gossipsub](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/pubsub/gossipsub/README.md)
* [46/GOSSIPSUB-TOR-PUSH](/spec/46)
* [Tor](https://www.torproject.org/)