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Sudden Tor Browser doesn't start anymore due to no file access permission
I realise this question has been asked so many times yet the solutions provided don't seem to work for me. I'm inclined to reinstall but first wanted to ask and try to understand the problem.
I run ...
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How to exclude specific county from Entry Node by torrc file?
Its known its possible to set specific countrys by adding lines like follow, to torrc file from Tor browser.
EntryNodes {??},{ug},{us},{fr} StrictNodes 1
ExitNodes {??},{ug},{us},{fr} StrictNodes 1
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Is adding bridges or relay helpful inside a censoring region?
I'm relatively new to Tor, so sorry for my dumb question.
But is adding bridges, relays, using snowflake(this one is also detectable) or other plugins useful inside a filtering country?
my guess was ...
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TOR aborts its execution
So I was building up a tor exit relay, I followed the instructions at the official tor documentary, got everything set up in the torrc file and changed the ownership of the directories /var/log/tor, /...
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Unable get hidden service address
I followed this post:
https://www.privex.io/articles/setup-tor-hidden-service-website/
to create a local lan website with ubuntu.
But After I configurated and restarted the tor service.
No hostname ...
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Tor Browser not suggesting ".onion available"?
I am using Tor Browser 11.5.7 (based on Mozilla Firefox 91.13.0esr) (64-bit)
torproject support says:
Onion-Location is a new HTTP header that web sites can use to
advertise their onion counterpart. ...
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How to set hop count to 1?
I have set up an onion service to access my local network without forwarding ports. The service doesn't need to be anonymous and I am the only one accessing it (client authentication). So I want to ...
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Use public Tor nodes as a proxy for your own use
I want to try to use some Tor nodes as a proxy for personal use, based on this I think I need to enter the node's public ip address and its port in the proxy settings. How right am I and is this ...
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this is an http connect tunnel not an http proxy - in Android TOT Binary
When I use Android TOR Binary in my Existing Browser Application, then the issue is showing when I run http url only, but https url url working perfectly, pleas help me
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Hidden service setup
Planning on starting my own hidden service but would want some advice regarding the security/privacy. Looking for someone with experience to be able to tell me from A to Z (from nothing to finished ...
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Can't get TOR socks connection Proxy Client: unable to connect OR connection (handshaking (proxy))
Here is my log\
10/28/22, 11:20:51.488 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
10/28/22, 11:20:54.956 [...
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Trying to reach the Alpha Bay marketplace first time using Tor
I am trying to buy something on Alpha Bay but I am not sure how to get to the Alpha Bay website and how do I know it's the real one and not a spoofed mirror site.
I am using an iPhone and just went to ...
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Lets say I wanted to use snowflake for my own internal only p2p network, I do not want a broker as described by the tor project, can I do that
I was thinking of using obfs4 and snowflake in a custom p2p network. Could I do that without a central broker to connect peers. I would use psiphon tunnel core as well for this purpose to hide the ...
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tor is frozen (No circuits are opened.)
Periodicly, the tor daemon is frozen.
In logs I see only this
No circuits are opened. Relaxed timeout for circuit 121 (a Hidden service: Establishing introduction point 4-hop circuit in state doing ...
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Why Tor Onion Service doesn't need port-forwarding, nor a configuration at the firewall?
Let us say, a client with Tor browser tries to connect to my .onion web-server, both the client and the server will create Tor circuits and meet at the Rendezvous-Point, for now I hope I'm right.
The ...
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Vanilla bridges work fine in Tor Browser (Windows) and Orbot (Android) but doesn't anywhere else
Vanilla bridges do not work in OnionFruit vpn-style program for Windows, and on my Debian system - tor service won't start also.
In Debian 10 I've added these lines at the end of /etc/tor/torrc file:
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My tor on laptop works but my orbot does not work!
My laptop and my phone are connected to the same access point. I wonder why Tor on my laptop works fine but my Orbot on my phone does not connect. Most of the time, it is stuck at 10% of the ...
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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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I only see outbound connections in nyx
I've recently set up a SBC as an obfs4 bridge. Something I don't really understand (but would like to) is what my relay is actually doing. In nyx, at the moment, I only see 11 outbound connections ...
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How to fix this problem, I am going to be crazy
It always says "Tor exited during startup. This may be an error in your torrc file, or a problem with Tor or other programs in your system, or a hardware problem. The Tor browser will not start ...
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using Tails Linux with admin. password [duplicate]
if I invoke admin. password in Tails Linux is it saved in persistent area?
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Need help with tor relay log
My relay is getting this log. Is this bad?
[notice] No circuits are opened. Relaxed timeout for circuit 225 (a testing circuit 3 hop circuit in state doing handshake with channel state open) to ...
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Tor Browser doesn't work on Win10 after update
So I'm trying to open Tor Browser but it's just doesn't open and shows me this empty message box:
I've done some research and found some solution with windows firewall but it didn't help at all:
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Using torify with another browser?
How do you use torify with another browser through a bridge? (because tor is blocked by the ISP)
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Can nodes know which .onion address I'm connecting to?
If I open an onion site with the Tor browser, can nodes know the address of the .onion site I'm connecting to?
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obsf4 bridge configuration
I'm aware that this question has been asked before, but not recently, so I wondered if something changed...
Given the current climate in world politics, I want to provide a (obfuscated) bridge on a ...
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TOR bridges & key certificate
I have configured a Centos 7 server with TOR and obfs4proxy and server is running OK. On the client side, I am also using a Centos 7 machine. I have made the following changes to /etc/tor/torrc config ...
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How to make JSoup access the web via Tor
First of all, I'd just like to emphasize -- I am new to Tor and I have only very basic networking knowledge.
I am currently working on a simple web scraper using Jsoup, my goal with this scraper was ...
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What's more safe in mode "Safer"?
From about:preferences in Security:
Safer
Disables website features that are often dangerous, causing some sites to lose functionality.
JavaScript is disabled on non-HTTPS sites.
Some fonts and math ...
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Does "safer" security setting on Tor disable javascript on HTTP .onion sites?
In TOR manual we have the following:
Safer (...) JavaScript is disabled on all non-HTTPS sites; some fonts
and math symbols are disabled; audio and video (HTML5 media) are
click-to-play.
I was ...
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Tor traffic modify in my local server
Sorry about my poor English.
I am a newbie in tor development and installed Test Onion Service on my local computer and tested it.(https://www.jamieweb.net/blog/onionv3-hidden-service/)
Using tor ...
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How to become a TOR node
I'm very uneducated about this so pardon me if I'm using the wrong words. I saw on Twitter that one can make their computer into a "proxy" or "node" to facilitate the Tor network ...
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If I exclude Tor nodes using option ExcludeNodes, will it exclude also some Tor nodes select by options EntryNodes and ExitNodes?
I have these options in my torrc file:
ExitNodes {at},{be},{bg},{ch},{cz},{cy},{de},{hk},{is},{jp},{lu},{nl},{no},{pa},{ro},{sc},{sk},{si},{ua},{vg}
EntryNodes {at},{be},{bg},{ch},{cz},{cy},{de},{hk},{...
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How can I get the right advertised bandwidth of a relay by looking at cached-microdesc-consensus file?
Let's take a random Tor relay: privater
Tor Metrics says that it has a speed of 30 MiB/s: https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/57A295377F3167AD554B521F4615184943C39CE1
Looking this relay ...
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"Open in Tor" on the right side of Brave's URL bar
How Open in Tor can shown on the right side of browser (Brave by default) address bar as seen on brave.com and other pages?
Even I wasn't able to find the proper name of those icons to go deeper. Any ...
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Hello, how do I run my information over the tor network twice
I was wondering how do I send my data through the tor circuit twice (6 relays instead of the normal 3) if that would add extra security so I can be fully untraceable?
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Reading Wikipedia through Tor : will my life be safer this way?
When reading Wikipedia, which benefits arise of doing it through Tor versus doing it by the common default web way?
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I can no longer access many onion sites
So recently I have been unable to access some onion sites. At first I thought that just the site I was visiting was down but as I have done more research it seems like half of the sites I try to ...
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Allow Tor Browser to connect with iptables
Following this tutorial, I only allowed connections that are routed through my OpenVPN connection. However, this also results in me not being able to establish a connection in the Tor Browser. Is ...
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Today there is privacy.resistFingerprinting.letterbox which prevents Firefox/Tor from Leak the screen resolution of the computer
Is today resizing the tor window make it easier for governments to track Tor users?
When privacy.resistFingerprinting.letterbox is on, is it possible to resize the tor window to the maximum without ...
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Has there ever been a severe correlation attack in onion routing?
I was reading about vulnerabilities of onion routing and stumbled across correlation attack. From what I understand, it's possible for authorities to setup some effective analysis program, and de-...
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Why should I care about using Tor Browser if I'm just an Joe Average?
Consider that:
I don't have reasons to be a target of Advanced Persistent Threats or State Funded Cracking, since I'm a Joe Average just browsing the average websites on the average web;
all my ...
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Which V2 .onion services are still running?
Can you share any V2 .onion hidden services that are still up and running?
I am doing a research project and looking into how difficult it is for an older Tor client to reach a V2 hidden service now ...
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I can't find TOR icon or app
I want to uninstall TOR but I can't find it. It's not listed in Control Panel - Programs and Features. None of the explanations I've read work. It's still on my computer somewhere because at odd times,...
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Can we make a non-tor .onion website?
.onion URLs that I've seen do not open normal web browsing.
My question is can I open a typical website (like a .com or .net) and buy a .onion URL for it which can be opened through normal web ...
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Website not working in Tor
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-view-ntuserdat
is not working in Tor.
Any website of techwalla.com is not working in Tor.
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How to implement a hidden service with bridges?
If my ISP blocks access to tor nodes, I would get bridge info from official tor website and connect tor again but how can I make my hidden service to use bridges ? Does hidden service even need ...
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how to change my onion URL?
I have my onion site online but I'd like to change my URL.
For example my URL looks like :
http://j3cjshcxrizpbq4txis7lk242hascwom5vwhvhdfvgpajqkwlzfrynad.onion/
But I would like to change my URL and ...
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Tor fails to initilise after installation
I am on Windows 11 and suddenly lost Tor from system. I downloaded the installation file (Torbrowser-install-win64-11.5.1_en-US_2.exe) but during installation (to my desktop) I get this message= &...
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Anonymous clear web server?
I was wondering if it is possible to set up a web server, on the clear web that is completely anonymous. Perhaps using a tor proxy?
Many thanks,
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