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When using the Tor Browser, is it safe to connect to Tor via a proxy server? There is an SSH connection between the proxy server and my computer: ssh me@proxyserver -D localhost:9999. In the Tor Browser's preferences, I configure the browser to connect to Tor via the SOCKS5 proxy at localhost:9999:

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Is it safe to connect to Tor in this manner? Will the proxy server be able to eavesdrop on the data sent to and from the Tor Browser?

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yes it's safe, because the directory services' keys are hardcoded into the Tor source code itself so no data breach will be possible. The proxy is just a way to connect to the dir's and peers. But if you're behind the proxy - then you will be unable to accept ORPort incoming connections and it's not good for the speed and decentralization of the network.

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