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Are Tor Hidden Service Addresses private by default?
If I want to configure a Hidden Service but only for personal use and didn't give out its hostname/.onion address to anyone. Can its address still be crawled/known to any third party?
Summary: If no one has a Hidden Service address, then no one will…
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Why does hard coded node 'Faravahar' have a different geolocation (USA) than registrar (Mauritius)?
I was editing an IT Security stack exchange question to add geolocation information to a Tor question and I noticed that one of the 10 hard coded directory authorities is ambiguous about its location:
Is Faravahar of ./src/or/config.c at Line 859…
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How to install Tor with Meek support on Ubuntu/Debian
Is there any easy way to install and run Tor with meek support on Ubuntu? https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/meek
Beside it is possible to download the bundle archive I'm interested in a native way:
Do I need any extra software to…
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Can technicians track my computer which has an image on it if I use Tor?
My laptop is imaged on a school network, which allows the technicians to remotely connect to it, locate it and track what I'm doing if I'm connected to their network, if I use Tor at home (or any different network), can they track what I've been…
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1000s of hidden services
I run a small web hotel. I would like to give all my customers a
.onion address to access their website - primarily to promote the use
of Tor to my customers.
So in my torrc I put:
HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden/example.org
HiddenServicePort…
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Can Tor be used with Netflix or Hulu?
I am curious as to how it would work to use Tor for Netflix or Hulu if I have paid subscriptions to both sites.
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How do I use Tor Browser with Qubes TorVM?
I want to run Tor Browser, without the bundled Tor, using Qubes TorVM. Let's assume I have already got Qubes OS running.
The TorVM documentation states under Future Work: "Create Tor Browser packages w/out bundled tor". This is essentially what I…
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How can Tor use a one hop circuit to a directory server during initial bootstrap?
The Tor manual says:
TunnelDirConns 0|1
If non-zero, when a directory server we contact supports it, we will build a one-hop circuit and make an encrypted connection via its ORPort. (Default: 1)
Tor connects to a directory server to get a list of…
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What Tor-friendly hosting providers allow anonymous accounts?
There are at least three levels to "Tor-friendly":
allow clients;
allow non-exit relays;
allow exit relays.
In any case, the provider must accept SSH connections via Tor.
By "anonymous accounts", I mean:
no contact information except email…
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Why doesn't the Tor Browser Bundle include CAcert root cert?
CAcert is a community based approach to create a certificate authority. Many sites use it (i.e. CCC). However the root certificate is not yet present in major browsers and also not in the Tor Browser Bundle. I consider them as a trustworthy…
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How can website fingerprinting be prevented?
Recent research [PDF] has shown that website fingerprinting works with Tor.
Website fingerprinting = Determine what website is visited based on certain characteristics even when encryption is applied.
Users:
Can users alter their behavior to prevent…
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How can I use Tor browser on my iphone without jail breaking it?
How can I use Tor browser on my iphone that is not jail broken?
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What is this warning in the Tor log?
My Tor log shows this entry. What does this mean?
Apr 04 16:08:07.000 [warn] Rejecting INTRODUCE1 on non-OR or non-edge circuit 7503.
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How to increase the Advertised Bandwidth of Tor onion router (OR)?
I am operating Tor relay as an exit on 10 MegaBytes/s speed network. But when checking from http://atlas.torproject.org, it shows only 700KBps Advertised Bandwidth. How to increase this bandwidth?
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Who can see my bridge's ContactInfo?
I'm guessing that a bridge uploads its ContactInfo to the bridge authority, so there's a point of contact for the Tor project.
Is this information available to any other parties, i.e. users requesting bridges, or people randomly connecting to IP…
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