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VPN over Tor Firewall Config

I'm looking for some help with accessing my VPN over tor. A little background.. I have a router at home that I can connect to which routes all of my traffic over tor. The router uses port 9030. My VPN is hosted on DigitalOcean. Using OpenVPN on…
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Why is javascript enabled by default in the Tor browser?

I read that javascript should be disabled in the Tor browser, as it could harm my anonymity. However, Javascript is enabled in Tor default configuration. Why did the developers made the choice to enable Javascript by default?
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What happens with TCP connections on SIGNAL NEWNYM?

When I send the NEWNYM command tor will build new circuits. I'm wondering what happens with open TCP connections. Will tor wait a certain timeout to give them a chance to close, or do I break those connections?
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ExitNodes directive not working?

I'm a Tor newbie. I've installed tor and tor-browser on Ubuntu 12.04 machine. It launches well and seems to work as expected. I wanted to set my exit node in the country of my choosing and found the ExitNodes directive followed by {us} should do it.…
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Tor circuit selection

Quick question - is it possible to 'exclude' or 'bypass' certain Tor Circuits? Example: At this moment it shows the circuit as France - Netherlands - France. What I am wondering is, can I tell Tor to never use France in it's circuit selection?…
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Tor permission error

I am trying to run hidden services with tor. But when I start it just using tor I get this error: ... is not owned by this user (user, 1000) but by debian-tor (118). Perhaps you are running Tor as the wrong user? When I run it using sudo tor: ...…
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socks server with "dynamic traffic routing" trought Tor / I2P depending on the extension .i2p .onion

To browse the web, I connect to ssh and make a tunnel to an http proxy (privoxy) who is configured to "route" the traffic depending on the extension, here is an extract of the privoxy config file : forward .i2p localhost:4444 forward-socks5 / …
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How do i set up tor command line

I'm using the tor expert bundle for a project and need to configure tor to make a password for control port access to use for an auto switcher. Tried to do tor --hash-password Password but seems like tor is not in the system yet.
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Where does tor look for directory servers?

I'm working on a project and need to determine how tor determines directory authorities. Looking at the source of version 0.2.8.0-alpha-dev (git-d015c70a118e4357) in file or/config.c there are a number of default directories: /** List of default…
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Tor, Bridges, and DNS Leaks

Recently I've been looking to follow good-practices while browsing the internet (e.g 50%+ of my browsing in through a VPN, 10%+ is through Tor). Now, I am looking to increase my regiment by tinkering with/using security-focused linux distributions…
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Send all OpenVPN traffic through TOR?

I have an OpenVPN server and I want to be able to route all requests that are made to that OpenVPN server through a proxy, so that the requests will look like they are made be the internet address of the exit node. For example, a normal request…
user10065
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Can someone determine my location by watching the entry node

I know My ISP will know my location based on the cell tower location I connect to. How about someone watching the entry Node. Can they determine my location. If so at what level. A country, state, city, GPS coordinates, cell tower I connect to,…
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How can I safely use Tor without the "Browser bundle"?

I am a complete newbie, just started using Tor. I was reading an article on the internet about how to maintain as much anonymity as possible while using Tor, and it said: "Don’t use Tor Browser Bundle"! Moreover, the article stated that some guy who…
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WebSocket over Tor

I've been researching for many hours, but haven't found a definite answer. Is it possible for a client to connect to a hidden service with websocket? If so, how can I learn more? If not, is there an alternative that will allow socket communication…
user9675
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Can site.com attach (and access) identifying cookies to TorBrowser session if JavaScript disabled?

Can site.com attach (and access) identifying cookies to TorBrowser session if JavaScript disabled? I request "New Identity" and disable all JavaScript using TBB's NoScript in top-left of browser. I then visit news.com and read an article but…
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