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How to keep (or import) the Tor Browser's history, when updating from an older version to TBB 5.0?
Is it possible to keep (or import) the Tor Browser's history data (not the bookmarks) when updating from an older version to TBB 5.0? And if so, then how?
Background: Using TBB as my "default browser" for almost one year now with LinuxMint, I…
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How does TOR extend circuit to a third node?
I am reading the Tor: The Second-Generation Onion Router article and my question is that how TOR extends circuit to a third node?
On page 7 of the article,left column, it says:
To extend the circuit to a third node or beyond, Alice proceeds as
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Qestion about Linux Tails persistent volume
I'm trying out Tails and have been able to set up a persistent volume.
My question is: On a website I want to upload a document on a forum which obviously opens a window to browse my filesystem.
Again obviously I get the message "access denied" to…
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No-ip alongside Tor
Is there a way to resolve Dynamic DNS with Tor so that I can connect to my computer who is behind a NAT ? Do I have to enable the "no-ip" service on my router or do I have to make a port forward ?
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Tor Browser Bundle does not work on OpenBSD
I downloaded TBB version 4.5.3 for GNU/Linux and extracted it on OpenBSD version 5.7 (current version which is basically a daily snapshot.)
I unzipped TBB on the said OS and after I cd to the directory where the contents of TBB had been extracted, I…
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Where is "the profile"?
The last two versions of Tor Browser that I have tried on Mac OS are still OK for the admin account but when I try to launch in my normal user account, I get
Tor Browser does not have permission to access the profile.
Please adjust your file system…
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How does Tor guarantee server integrity?
As I understood, when a client connects through Tor he connects to the central Tor servers, picks up three (or more) public keys, connects to the first, makes a chain to the second and makes a chain to the third. This is the only way to prevent a…
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Run Firefox In Tor Browser Bundle using Tor Relay Bundle
Thanks to my friends detail explanations, now I'm more interested to run a Tor client and Tor relay all the time using the Vidalia Relay Bundle just to help other people out there. But my problem is, how can I run Firefox from the Tor Browser Bundle…
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Can tor nodes (entry, exit, others) store IPs?
I'm a new Tor user. And I want to ensure several questions.
Can "entry point" router store my IP?
Can "middle relay" store "entry point" IP?
Can "exit point" router store "middle relay" IP?
I think yes. And the tor routers can be configured…
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Why is my measured bandwidth so low compared to actual -- is there a off by 1K issue?
I've noticed my Tor relay measured bandwidth is very low compared to both my advertized and external-to-Tor measured bandwidth. Based on the following observations, I wonder: is there's a 1K scale factor issue in the Tor measured bandwidth…
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Why do relays not end idle TCP sessions?
I'm running a relay on a 1Gbps connection. However, my relay averages around 3Mbps up/down each after several months. After substantial investigation, I found the cause: my relay sets up TCP sessions with clients and other relays, and NEVER closes…
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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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is the use of both introduction points and rendezvous points redundant?
One of the reasons for not using the introduction circuit for actuall communication is that no single relay should apppear to be responsible for a given hidden service. This is why rendezvous points never learns about the hidden services…
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Is this a security flaw?
Now, this seems almost too obvious, so I assume I must be missing something, but I figure I should run it by the experts first to see.
Hypothetical scenario:
At 5:18pm, a user using the Tor network logs on and posts something on WikiLeaks (or some…
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How to find the current number of tor relays/ exit nodes in entire tor network?
tor project faq points to this page: https://metrics.torproject.org/. But it is not easy to understand. I don't understand the terms used in this page.
How do I decipher the following information from this page:
Total number of exit nodes active…
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