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As I understand it - Tor browser has the ability to retrieve a few random SOCKS5 proxy tor bridges.

I would like to integrate this functionality into one of my programs so that people can automatically access the Tor network using a random volunteer bridge without having to run Tor themselves.

What is the API that the tor browser uses?

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  • I think you understand incorrectly. Tor bridges do not use SOCKS, and you still have to use Tor to use a bridge. If you need to get bridges, you can use the form at bridges.torproject.org/options.
    – womble
    Oct 25, 2019 at 23:25
  • Anyway to get a list of public SOCKS5 Tor proxies?
    – Tor Lover
    Oct 26, 2019 at 9:19
  • Questions go in questions, not comments.
    – womble
    Oct 27, 2019 at 5:04

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You are looking for TransparentProxy

Also, try to read manual, you can do this by typing:

# man torrc

There is such information about transport's options:

TransPort [address:]port|auto [isolation flags] Open this port to listen for transparent proxy connections. Set this to 0 if you don’t want to allow transparent proxy connections. Set the port to "auto" to have Tor pick a port for you. This directive can be specified multiple times to bind to multiple addresses/ports. If multiple entries of this option are present in your configuration file, Tor will perform stream isolation between listeners by default. See SOCKSPort for an explanation of isolation flags.

TransPort requires OS support for transparent proxies, such as BSDs' pf or Linux’s IPTables. If you’re planning to use Tor as a transparent proxy for a network, you’ll want to examine and change VirtualAddrNetwork from the default setting. (Default: 0)

Also, you would like to google for Tor-middle-box, it shall be a little bit safer. In such scenario: lets suppose, there are little buggies inside linux kernel still && network stack && iptables.. and whatever.... So, in that way, your transparent proxy might blinks from time to time, there was such bad situation, earlier... And couple of your DNS requests, from-time-to-time goes right to google's DNS 4.2.2.2 in plain, from your real IP. Not fine, right?

However, Tor-middle-box - is a separate computer, often Raspberry-Pi based tiny tor-box, which convert all your traffic into Tor-network, like man-in-the-middle.

It is much easier to design really secure hardware isolated Tor-proxy, than construct something virtual with iptables or even LXC, etc...

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