Questions tagged [source-code]
Question about the source for Tor related software.
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What means origin circuit in Tor Project?
When I read source code of Tor,I found a concept called origin circuit, which appears a lot in the source code. I think it refers to the circuit from OP to OR.Is that correct? And what are the ...
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Can we self-host a network like tor with tor source code?
Can we use tor source code for running a network like tor ?
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run collector with Eclipse IDE
please did someone know how to use eclipse to run or test Collector ,or metrics using eclipse IDE,how to run
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/network-health/metrics/collector,
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Is there a C/C++ Tor API?
I am looking for a (preferably Open Source) API usable in C/C++, that enables one to send/receive data over the Tor network. So I want to build an application that uses sockets to communicate data ...
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Getting tor nodes list
I'm modifying tor source code for research purposes and I want to modify concept of getting tor nodes list. Now, tor client is getting tor nodes from directory servers and I want to change it.
My ...
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Is this an official download mirror?
Is this an official download mirror of the Tails?
http://quantum-mirror.hu/mirrors/pub/tails/stable/
http://quantum-mirror.hu
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How can I create my own Tor alternative?
I'm not technically competent, but I was wondering how I could create my own Tor alternative using Visual Studio, Notepad++ or any other coding software and perhaps some links to the type of scripts I'...
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Bloated codebase - are there third party implementations of the tor protocol?
Are there third party implementation of tor that perhaps don't implement the entirety of the protocol? But can interact with the tor network.
It really isn't practical to audit this for an individual:...
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Verifying Tor source package impossible due to the valid key not linked
On the tor website there is a section:
https://2019.www.torproject.org/docs/signing-keys.html.en
The correct key from Nick Mathewson (0xFE43009C4607B1FB) is not linked there. However the correct key ...
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Compiling Tor from source
So I compiled Tor from source using these instructions and everything went smoothly. However, when I look in /debian-packages/ there are three .deb files, which are:
tor_0.4.1.6-1~d9.stretch+1_armhf....
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What hidden services does my relay node know about?
I built tor from source and am running it as a relay (not exit node) and also as a directory server. It is my understanding that after a while I should experience V2 hidden services publishing their ...
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Where is noscript source code in Tor browser bundle
I'm trying to find the source code of noscript in the Tor browser bundle, usually (given how firefox does it) it should be under <uniqueID>.default/extensions, however with Tor browser bundle ...
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Tor downtime from multiple processes
I’ve left my Tor relay (run on an AWS EC2 instance, Xenial Xerius Ubuntu) alone for a few days, and it operated for a few days. The relay then started counting downtime, and the “last seen” timestamp ...
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Clearing the state of rendezvous client provides privacy improvement?
Context. In my quest on figuring out if I must use NEWNYM signal or stream isolation is enough for me I dig into the code and narrowed down the possible privacy improvements that NEWNYM can bring over ...
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Clearing the client side DNS cache provides privacy improvement?
Context. In my quest on figuring out if I must use NEWNYM signal or stream isolation is enough for me I dig into the code and narrowed down the possible privacy improvements that NEWNYM can bring over ...
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Possible buffer overflow in compat_libevent.c?
first of all let me say that I started to study the C three days ago. As exercise I'm reading source code as much as I can. I thought I'd start with Tor and, in this file src/common/compat_libevent.c, ...
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Implementing the tor protocol, based on tor sources and a few clarifications
Im trying to implement a simple C# application that is based on Tor protocol, without identity changes every few minutes etc. just to create a circuit and make a request. I created the onion hidden ...
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Updating api for third-party developers
Has Tor an API to get information about the latest version?
I want to use Tor with my software for getting access to blocked sites, and I want update Tor automatically. Have tor any solutions of this ...
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Make Tor become multiple connection between OR to OR
I study the Tor source code in 0.2.6.10. There should be only one connection between OR to OR because of the cells in Tor. I want to make Tor become multiple connection between OR to OR.
After I ...
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Compile Tor Browser on Raspberry Pi 2
I have seen a ticket opened about this on tor bug tracker, but no progress for over a year on the Tor Browser being available on arm processors. I have setup firefox with a proxy to use Tor but that ...
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Error installing Tor on my Mac
I'm trying to install Tor on my Mac but it shows the following error:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/make all-am
CCLD src/or/tor
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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Connect to Tor through socks in C#
First of all, I want to say that I am new to programming and I love it very much, also I have a task to accomplish.
I try to accomplish a socket connection through Tor between server-client (send ...
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implementation for Tor directory server?
Is the code of the Tor directory servers open sourced?
If i would like to run my own for the purpose of experimenting, what is the easiest way to do it?
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Using Tor in a c# application
I would like to be able to use Tor programmatically in a c# application, for example I could have a function:
GetViaTor(someUrl);
What I currently do is I run the Tor process,wait a sufficient ...
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What licencing is needed to distribute tor
Am I allowed to distribute Tor as part of a bundle.
If so, what licences do I have to distribute with the bundle.
Is there anything else I'd have to consider?
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RELAY_SENDME cell structure
i am looking to create a RELAY_SENDME cell but can not find the structure for these in the documentation, does anyone know the format fr these cells
Thanks
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Tor source code brief explanation
Is there any way I can see what each file does in Tor source code? A simple file with a list for example?I do not want to read and surf through whole code.
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IDE to edit Tor source
What IDE can I use to edit Tor source code as a single project? Can I use Eclipse with C/C++? I tried it with Eclipse but I get errors : "some type not dedined."
Which IDE is best to edit Tor source?
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Route c++ through Tor using socks
I'm working on a windows application that will make post get requests and interact with a hidden service. It will require Tor.exe running on the system listening, and thats fine.
I get that Tor ...
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OpenSSL ROP hack/backdoor(OBVIOUS)/bug
Is the ROP hack/BACKDOOR(obvious)/bug in OpenSSL -coded form OpenSSL
member/programer Andy Polyakov- still a problem in Tor code?
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How to modify Tor source code in Shadow
For research purposes I'd like to implement my modified version of the Tor source code in the Shadow simulation network, but I am not exactly sure how to do that. Shadow uses a plug-in called Scallion ...
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What programming languages are used to build Tor?
one basic question, I would like to know:
what programming languages are used to build Tor?
TBB include Firefox and other things, so, correct question is about Tor.
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How to Remove/Disable/Always Accept HTML5 Canvas Image?
How can I disable the patch and limit its influence? In older TBB builds this patch could be removed pretty easy. Is there still an easy way?
The difficult way seems to revert these changes: https://...
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Does the Tor network accept clients or relays running customized source code?
In How to implement the modified source code of Tor?, OP may be asking about using a tor binary built from customized source code.
The public Tor network rejects customized clients and relays, right?
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How to implement the modified source code of Tor?
I want to log how many circuits have been made through my Tor onion router (OR). So if I do some changes in the original source code, how can I make my Tor use that changed source code. I am now using ...
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What are Tor Node Selection Rules?
What are the rules by which Tor Proxies select entry, exit, and middle nodes from the list of Tor nodes? Where is this implemented in the source code?
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Tor security and code upgrade
I want to know how Tor code is actually updated. Who does it? In light of the NSA scandal and the NSA desire to bring down Tor, is there a possibility that the NSA infiltrates Tor code and adds code ...
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Pre-built circuits for a predicted port
According to the Tor documents, Tor builds 2 circuits for each predicted port. I checked the source code to find out how it can understand that it has already built one or two circuit for a predicted ...
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What is the use of the hardcoded server entries in the Tor source code?
I found there are 10 hardcoded entries in the Tor source code. I think these maybe the servers from which tor clients retrieve the list of relays but I need confirmation.
Google doesn't turn up ...
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Changing in the relay selection in Tor source code
I want to change the Tor relay selection in the SOURCE CODE, I want to tell Tor to select my selected relays in each time it needs to build a circuit instead of randomly selected relays.
I know that ...
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Where I can get Tor Browser Bundle source?
There is source of Tor daemon, but I can't find source of Tor Browser:
https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en#linux
Where is the open-source?
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Does The Onion Router utilize parallelism?
Tor is the subject of research I am doing at the moment and I am pretty sure it does use parallelism however I am having trouble figuring out where and how. I have not found much info on this subject.
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Rendezvous Point (RP) & Introduction Point (IP), code question
# grep -n onion_address src/or/rendservice.c
567: oc->rend_data->onion_address);
1373: strlcpy(launched->rend_data->onion_address, service->service_id,
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Compiled Tor binary doesn't match with Tor official downloaded package
When i compile source code to get a working safe Tor package, what i produced have different hash from official Tor binary in download section... is this a compiler problem or that's normal compilers ...
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Compiling Tor on Windows, what is needed?
The current stable version of Tor, 0.2.3.25 works well on Win98/ME/2000. The present 0.2.4 versions require XP or newer. I'd like to compile the 0.2.4 versions to run on Win98 through Win 2000. What ...
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What platforms does Tor work on?
I'm looking for a list of the operating systems/architectures Tor runs on while being supported by the Tor Project, and if it can be compiled on other system not directly supported by the Tor Project.
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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:
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Why does orbot's source code contain binary files for iptables?
According to a ticket in your bug tracker, the source code for Orbot contains binary files for iptables.
To me, this sounds like Orbot is built off of some closed-source code. How then could this ...
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Which countries contribute the most to the Tor source code?
Amongst the developers working on the Tor source code, which countries have the maximum representation in terms of number of contributors and overall contributions?
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