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How to protect a hidden service against DDOS attack?
How to protect a hidden service against DDOS attack? I did some research and found that it is possible to do load balancing with HAProxy. Is there any other solution that could be implemented?
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Tor not starting: status is active (exited)
I'm starting tor using sudo service tor start. When checking sudo service tor status, it's saying:
$ sudo service tor status
● tor.service - Anonymizing overlay network for TCP (multi-instance-...
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How can you export cookies from the Tor Browser Bundle?
Cookies don't show up in Privacy & Security Preferences when you click Manage Data (it shows no cookies even when there are cookies), which appears to be inherited from Firefox's Private Browsing ...
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Is there a FireFox cookie manager that's suitable for Tor Browser
In Chrome, Vanilla Cookie Manager saves whitelisted cookies outside Chrome's usual cookie space, so that Chrome can be told to erase all cookies and site data.
Is there a similar add-on for FireFox ...
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High CPU usage on some sites
On some sites, the CPU usage goes to 100% (one core) and it freezes any activity inside the browser. For example I can move the window, but not click the tabs or in the page, and if I do, the actions ...
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Application request when we haven't used client functionality lately
Just glanced at my logs and noticed 50+ messages like this from tor. What exactly do these messages mean? I don't think I was using tor at the time the messages occurred. What might've invoked them?
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Why does Torbutton circuit view not consistently show the correct exit node?
Making an arbitrary number of new identities will eventually cause the circuit view in Torbutton to show the wrong exit node.
This is a screenshot I took to show the problem. Notice Torbutton thinks ...
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Wrong average bandwidth stats in arm?
See screenshot below. Arm seems to calculate a wrong average: "avg: 2.3 MB/sec".
I haven't been close to 2.3 MegaByte/sec; not even as peek.
That's my relay:
https://atlas.torproject.org/#...
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Editing torrc on Orbot
I'm trying to set my location permanently by adding ExitNodes {US} but this doesn't work in the Orbot app on Android.
As this line has to be added at the end of the torrc file, I'm wondering if ...
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Tor hiden service ratelimits
While we are building a denial of service protection using and onionbalance for our HSv3 resources was discovered an interesting thing: during testing with simulated DDoS (launched 1000 tor client ...
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Can Tor be relied on as a trustless service? And more
My question is going to be a bit amateurish (bear with me please) but I have read a fair bit of this:
https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/dir-spec.txt [1]
And it didn't answer it. My ...
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tor+obfs4proxy a how to for Iranians opressed users
As you know following the recent social unrest, Iranians are literally cut off from the outside world. Earlier and upon situations like this we used to get used to using tor and pretty much in extreme ...
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Tor Browser 7.0.9 can't print page to file
My desktop OS is Fedora 26 and the Tor browser is 7.0.9.
I found tor browser can't print as print to file, it produces nothing. The print preview looks nice but doesn't produce any file (PDF or PS) ...
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Orbot stops for no reason on my Android 7.0 phone
Orbot starts and works fine alongside with Orfox and Twitter but it frequently stops (it does not crash, it just stops working): the persistent notification icon disappear and Orfox issues the typical ...
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privoxy and tor in windows 503 forwarding failure
I am currently trying to use privoxy with tor. I have done the following.
Installed Tor Browser. From command line run: tor -f .\torrc-defaults
Netstat -a: shows 127.0.0.1 port 9150 and 9151.
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Tails/Tor not connecting to Network using multiple OBSF 3 OR 4 bridges
I have a tails install running off USB running on a laptop with Parrot linux installed. Tor connects fine without bridges. I used welcome screen to set up bridge list and cannot connect. Bridges have ...
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Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections
I am new to the TOR browser, I have downloaded and installed it on my mac. When I open it up and go to search something, it comes up with "Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing ...
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TorButton Warning and SSL
A little new to Tor, been taking a closer look at how requests happen in the browser. At the top when I open Tools >> Web Developer >> Browser Console and start browsing the web I notice a few things:
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Tor 5.0.1 times out on any non-trivial webpage
I'm running Tor 5.0.1 on an up-to-date Kubuntu system. Normally Tor runs fine; I route Thunderbird through the Tor port as well, and everything runs smoothly. But in the last three or four days the ...
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why is the weight for guards in exit position equal to weight of both guard ans exit flagged nodes for exit position?
Why is the weight factor Weg set equal to Wed in tor code (in file dirvote.c)? How does it still result in correct probabilities?
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Why almost all deep web shops use the same CMS, and which is it?
I am noticing something strange but I can't find any info by "Inspecting elements". I notice that most of deep web stores are using the same CMS/Framework/Script (whatever it is). I am ...
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Tor bridges all blocked (Cannot connect) (Smoothwall HTTPS Interception)
I have attempted to connect to the tor network through all manner of bridges including from directly requested from bridgedb but still cannot connect
4/28/21, 01:21:07.362 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is ...
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What are the requirements for onion v3 sites?
What is requirements for Onion v3 sites?
Greetings to the experts!
I'm not can open any v3-sites (htt_://56characters.onion), but only v2-sites (htt_://16characters.onion)
My noob brother must do ...
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Tor started but permission denied
I am a beginner who has been stuck while trying to get tor up and running on my MacOS for some time now. I installed tor with homebrew and was able to get it successfully launched in the terminal with ...
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Using regular Firefox new tab page
I use the Tor browser for Windows and I want to use the Firefox new tab page as the Tor browser homepage (a blank page where you see your frequently visited sites, favorites, etc)
Is that possible?
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Migrating a service from its v2 address to a new v3 one
I'm running a bitcoin node behind a v2 onion address. I'd like to migrate its traffic to a different, v3 address.
Is there a way that my peers can be notified of such a change so they learn that ...
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'Web Audio API is not supported in this browser' error as a part of WebGL build
I'm trying to open a WebGL build with an integrated audio in it, basically a WebGL Unity build.
I am using 9.5 alpha release as the latest stable version doesn't allow wasm anyhow but now even though ...
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Batch use curl/wget/aria2c with Tor and open a new Tor route for each download?
Can I use curl/wget/aria2c with Tor for batch downloads and appearing from a new exit node for each download? That is, I want to feed curl/wget/aria2c 1000 links to download over http(s) that each ...
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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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Can't get Meek PT's or IPv6 addresses?
When I visit the BridgeDB I noticed there's no longer an option to select a Meek PT bridge. I also find that whenever I try to get a find bridges with an IPv6 address, I can't get any results no ...
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De-anonymization in Tor, just a matter of time?
Simple question. Doesn't the way Tor works make a de-anonymization more likely the longer you use/run Tor?
From my understanding, you are fully de-anonymized when X controls both Entry Guard Node ...
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Got a lot of Secure Connection failed errs recently, anyone with similiar experience?
I'm experiencing a lot of Secure Connection Failures using TBB in China recently. The browser has problem loading all plain network webpages, here's the message displayed in the browser window:
I ...
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SSH Into Whonix Workstation
Is it technically possible to SSH into a Whonix workstation locally? So if I'm on the same local network as the device running the workstation. For example, my laptop is on 192.168.0.2, the device ...
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Tor anonimyty (keys)
How does anonymity of tor work? For example, government want to find somebody who uses tor. We will call him X. He visited site Z. He used tor. Government asks ip of exit node from Z and gets it. ...
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Can you create a SSH, OpenVPN, or stunnel tunel from Whonix where the other party is a non-Tor machine and pipe Linphone traffic through this tunel
Basic problem of lets say a whistleblower is that he may not wish the person he is communicating with to know his real public IP and often the 3rd party is a non-Tor user so the use of hidden services ...
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How to setup filezilla client to access TOR?
So the question is obvious now here's what I did:
I've tried without openning TOR browser to go to Edit->Settings, then I went to Connection->Generic Proxy and I've selected SOCKS5, then I typed host ...
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Cannot use get_ports() with stem modules
I am unable to use the function get_ports() with stem. It says
# python get_ports.py OR
[...]
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/stem/socket.py", line 126, in send
raise stem.SocketClosed(...
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How to use HAProxy/OnionBalance to create a high availability load balancer for tor hidden service?
I have gone through this question SO but the solution suggested as OnionBalance or other HAProxy options will result in a single point of failure - either the loadbalancer or else the server running ...
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Orbot - prevent startup IP leaks
I know that Android leaks during startup, before it has loaded iptables from a firewall. This of course is a big issue when trying to hide the true IP from an app in Orbot / Orwall.
This might sound ...
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VPN -> Orbot - possible?
I want my apps to connect to the internet like this:
Android Phone -> VPN -> Orbot
So far, I've been able to achieve this with OrWall (turning off transparent proxying in Orbot and selecting the ...
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Can I use my second monitor as my primary on tails?
I have an all in one PC / desktop. It was knocked over and now has LCD lines and a ton of dead pixels on it. I can only see about half of the screen. The other monitor works fine when I'm using just ...
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starting Tor browser (Windows 7 - 64 bit) - error message
When launching the Tor browser.exe, the following error message pops up:
Tor Browser does not have permission to access the profile. Please adjust your file system permissions and try again.
Any ...
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Add-Ons On Tor Browser
Is it possible to have Add-On on Tor browser to directly download videos from the net? I have tried downloading a Firefox Add-On like VideoDownloader.net but it doesn't seem to work on Tor Browser? ...
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Why does Tor Browser auto-reset DisableNetwork setting to 1 after Tor Browser Exit?
1.) Why does my Tor Browser auto-reset the DisableNetwork setting to "1" after Tor Browser shutsdown for a clean "Exit"?
2.) How should I stop this settings auto-reset behavior so I do not have to ...
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Tor starts but does not connect
I am trying to use Tor with Windows10 (I know, I know...).
All seems to go well but I can't connect to any site ("connecting" then back to the welcome page).
Same thing with the anti-virus and ...
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How to mitigate layer 7 attacks on hidden services?
I've observed the following:
The Tor client establishes reverse connections to random relays and any further hidden service traffic is tunneled trough these connections.
This means:
There are no ...
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OpenSSH Server as Tor Hidden Service
What exactly is considered best practice when setting up an open SSH server as a Tor hidden service? I do it this way, but I feel like there's a better way of doing this:
I just set SSH up as a ...
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SSH tunnel SOCKS5 or VPN after Tor with Tails
I am using Tails 1.2.2 as OS.
I need to use anything to hide the fact I'm using Tor, so far I've tried socks5 with proxychains but the permission is denied when I check with curl.
SSH tunnel are also ...
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Setting up Tor in PuTTY
How does one set up Tor in PuTTY? I'm using the Tor Browser Bundle on Windows 8.1.
I came across https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/Putty but the screenshot containing the ...
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Optimize Tor Hidden Service
there is VERY little to find about optimizing a website which runs in the Tor network. Besides installing the Tor daemon, what can you do? Are there any tricks like connecting it to more relays than ...
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