Questions tagged [security]
Information about network security
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What if one entity controls all three Tor nodes?
If anybody is able to make themselves a Tor server, what is to stop a security agency from populating the list of Tor servers with many of their own? If they have enough servers there, then might they ...
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Why can't a modified guard node compromise the network?
This is a newbie and probably a lame question but it popped up while I was reading the design doc: https://svn-archive.torproject.org/svn/projects/design-paper/tor-design.pdf
If theoretically someone ...
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Is there a less privacy-invasive way to automate checking whether Tor is being used on the machine than this?
I currently make a HTTPS request to: https://check.torproject.org/
I then check if the output contains this anywhere:
Congratulations. This browser is configured to use Tor.
If it does, I return &...
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Tor Browser Bundle failing userAgent spoofing
Using Tor Browser Bundle, I noticed the latest versions I have (9x) did not show user agent in the general.userAgent.override entry in about:config. The browser was downloaded from the Tor Project and ...
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Resources for Learning Tor Prerequisite Knowledge
While the basic concept of Tor as an anonymity tool is intuitive, most of the literature describing Tor at a lower level is pretty heavily intertwined with computer networking and security concepts.
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Why in Tor browser Duckduckgo (dot) com browser has changed to html (dot) duckduckgo (dot) com?
Question in tittle. Is it okay or some issues happened??
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Security implications for the Tor network if someone run a large IoT network as hidden services
Hypothetically, this is just my curiosity: What would be the security implication if some company decides that Tor hidden service is a good way to solve the NAT issue in IoT (that most IoT devices are ...
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is it safe to download Tor browser from other browser
1.i just learnt about Tor, and i'd like to know where is the best place to download Tor browser,i feel downloading from the google play store or another browser might have a negative effect on the ...
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Changing Security Level per site?
I've had quite a few instances browsing .onions that require Javascript to be enabled (protonmail, for example).
I don't believe there is a way to configure this directly in Tor browser settings, so ...
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Firefox Multi-Account Containers on Tor
Is there a way to install Firefox Multi-Account Containers addon and/or other container-based extensions on Tor Browser? Or, case it's not possible, is there any good reason for that, like a security ...
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fix localhost:8080 not connecting but 127.0.0.1 connects
I am currently trying to host my own forum on darkweb with mybb.
I have followed LAMP server setup on digital ocean and then it's guide to install mybb.
I have changed all the your domain to my onion ...
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Is the Hidden Answers onion service authentic?
I've been wondering if Hidden Answers is legitimate. Can I talk about anything on that forum no matter how unlawful it may sound? Really I want to know if it it has connections to Law Enforcement or ...
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Has Tor Browser stopped displaying circuits?
I started using Tor v4 most intrigued by the display of the circuit path it followed, 4 nodes from at least 2 countries and usually 3 or 4.
Now at v9 I don't see it anymore. Has display of the ...
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TOR Security breaking NoScript
Since the last update, when set security is set to "Safest", NoScript in the TOR browser does not show all scripts in the drop down preventing them from being temp allowed.
When security is set to "...
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Hardening the network on the host
I’m trying to harden my host to not leak anything to clearnet.
I have an idea to get EntryNodes IP addresses from TorProject site, add them to iptables as allowed, and prohibit other traffic.
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How secure is it to use Tor on an outdated OSX
Hi :) I'm unable to update my OSX and it needs to be updated.
Does the fact that my OSX is outdated make TOR less secure to use?
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Can a router fake the communication to the next nodes on the path?
I have a theoretical question for understanding the safety of TOR:
When I connect to a node A as a first router on my path and I tell him to forward a handshake message to a second node, then how do ...
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What is the difference between the fingerprint and v3ident in auth_dirs.c
auth_dirs contains a list of trusted directory authorities and consists of entrys such:
"moria1 orport=9101 "
"v3ident=D586D18309DED4CD6D57C18FDB97EFA96D330566 "
"128.31.0.39:9131 9695 DFC3 5FFE ...
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Onion site illegal in my country. Can only visiting get me caught?
People hello,
When I visit onion website that are illegal inside my country can I get caught if I have highest security setting no java no script and only browse the website? No opening anything?
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What makes Onion sites more safe than regular html sites?
What exactly makes an .onion site more secure than a regular html based website, except that it is "hidden" and can't be taken down easily. For a user term, am I more safe when I visit a onion site ...
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Unable to connect Tor browser inside AD client
I'm trying to connect Tor inside the corporate IT network. The workstations are connected through the proxy server and firewall. When the connection failed with 'Connection timeout' error, I tried to ...
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AntiVirus Software - Potential security risk?
I have been wondering is running an Anti-Virus Software with a Firewall brings a security risk with it while using Tor.
I recently read about a free Anti-Virus software sold its Users browsing data. ...
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What is more safe - keep network connected or do connect-disconnect
If I need to go away for a while, then should I turn off cable/wifi, or to leave Tails connected?
First option looks better because physically disconnected, but multiple connect-disconnect can cause ...
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Is websites/services hosted on tor network safe?
I understand that a server can run services (such as nginx) then listen to localhost, then run Tor Server to create a unique tor address and accept traffic from other Tor Servers into it.
My question ...
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How to capture tor cells?
i have been reading in various papers that user is able to caputre tor cell packets and modify some bits or monitor them (RELAYCOMMANDBEGIN,RELAYCOMMANDDATA, RE-LAYCOMMANDEND, RELAYCOMMANDSENDME, RE-...
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Is watching a video less anonymous?
To my understanding of tor security, it works best if all users send short, equal-sized packets (requests, responses) into the tor network.
I'm wondering if I'm watching some video which takes quite ...
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How to make proxyxhains act as transparent proxy server
my proxychains is configured to use several proxy server and its work in localhost but i need to route all traffic of other hosts to routed through proxychains-host something link this:
my-host <&...
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Does my ISP know if I upload files to a specific site when im using tor/whonix? Can it track all the traffic?
As in the title.
I want to know If my ISP can see all the traffic if Its a brand new computer with no cookies and previous activities, using linux and a virtual machine - whonix and tor.
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Can we trust those who control the directory nodes of Tor?
(I feel insecure in my country after the relays I've been using turned out to be state-compromised. Now I'm starting to doubt the integrity of the directory nodes.)
Qu: How do we know for sure that ...
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using autentication with torsocks --address
On Linux, I noticed I can run torsocks by specifying --address so that it connects to another computer and use that computer's tor connection, e.g downloading a file over tor:
torsocks --address my....
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Tor app. through Google Play
I downloaded the Tor browser app. through Google play, is the app. safe and anonymous even though it's downloaded through Google?
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Does connecting to a normal website using tor work the same way as connecting to a hidden website?
When you connect to a normal website using tor, is the process of connecting to it the same as when you connect to a hidden website?
First you connect to the entry node, then middle node then exit ...
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Is there guarantee of privacy to buy onion hosting?
I see many people owning a onion site uses his own server (maybe just place the server in his home?)
But traditionally for a regular non-onion site we usually buy hosting. Can I buy hosting for a ...
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Is Tor completely anonymous?
I saw that tor has three layers of encryptions and, plus a VPN I set myself on my computer. How can someone trace back to my real IP? Is this completely anonymous?
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How did the FBI find the IP address of the Freedom Hosting servers?
The FBI took over the Freedom Hosting servers, which were located in France, and arrested the guy (Eric Eoin Marques) running Freedom Hosting. They then proceed to serve malware to anyone who ...
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Yubikey, TorBrowser and Google authentication
I am trying to add 2FA to my Google Account using TorBrowser.
I get to step 2: "Register your Security Key"
But here it just hangs. If I tap the key, it spits out a string like:
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File Quarantined by Anti-Virus Software from the Latest Upgrade of Tor Browser
I upgraded to the lastest version of Tor browser 9.0, and my antivirus software 360 Safeguard reported the file nssdbm3.dll being infected by trojan win32/Trojan.7be
Could anybody tell me if this is ...
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Virus/Trojan in the update to TOR browser 9
After the last update to version 9, I got the message that mozavutil.dll and nssdbm3.dll are infected by Win32/Trojan.7be. (Scanengines Bitdefender and Avira)
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TOR questions and concerns
1) ISPs request bridges and blacklist them, that means obfs4 connections could be listed as Tor, does that mean the ISP is able to see the obfs4 IP and connect your activities to Tor just like ...
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Can a onion domain I register be discovered if I don't make it public?
This tutorial teaches how to register a hidden service and point it to a server's SSH port, so that we can keep this port closed on the open Internet and acess it from inside Tor network.
Of course ...
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snap and apt usage to install the tor browser bundle?
Not to put too fine a point on it, but neither snap nor apt are suitable for installing current versions of the tor browser?
I see the downloads are available directly from the tor site.
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During installation of the Tor browser a unique asymmetric key pair is created and stored. Is this stored on the HDD/SSD and used repeatedly?
I would like to know where the unique asymmetric key pair is stored following installation of the Tor browser. Is it stored in the HDD/SSD and used repeatedly or in RAM and changed for each browsing ...
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Multiple outgoing connections from Tor browser
I see a lot of unknown outgoing connections from tor.exe to different IP addresses (about 6-7) every time Tor browser first connects to Internet after its installing. Only Tor entry guard remains with ...
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Windows update/fix ad while using TOR on youtube
I was using TOR yesterday (July 21, 2019) and received one of those ads right over the music video I was watching on youtube. This ad definitely looked like a scam - it would probably have downloaded ...
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Tor public key Provided object is too large
I try to import Tor browser public key like this
gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 0x4E2C6E8793298290
but I get error
pubring.kbx': Provided object is too large
I use debian ...
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Cash from the dark net?
Are any of these credit card sites and cash sites real?
I'd love to know some of them because I've been scrolling through websites and all I see is scam scam
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setting the security slider to medium
It says that setting the security slider of the torbrowser to medium disables the function which is dangerous. I would like to know what features are considered dangerous and why.
And if I set the ...
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Why guard and exit nodes are allowed to be from same country?
If one's connection is corrupted when your guard and exit node is the same person (that can then analyze your traffic and based on that figure out your IP), why does Tor allow them to be from the same ...
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Tor Browser Security
Immediately after downloading the Tor browser I went to the options page and saw that the 'Block dangerous and deceptive content' box under 'Deceptive Content and Dangerous Software Protection' was ...
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TOR crashed and left other USB thumb drive encrypted
I was browsing with TOR and I had a second USB drive plugged into the computer, I have previously saved data to that drive in other sessions but I did not write anything to the second USB during the ...
