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Is it possible to ping .onion?

I've a program that with an algorithm generate link in .onion. Some link runs, some no. For check if every link runs, I would ask this: Is it possible to ping a link .onion? If yes, how to Can I do it?
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Creating ExitNodes command for Tor 6.0 on a Mac

I sometimes need to set a specific ExitNodes country code in the torrc file. I am using Mac OS X 10.6.7. Prior to Tor 6.0 the torrc file for TorBrowser.app on a Mac was located in the app's bundle, i.e., TorBrowser.app/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc I…
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Nature of HTML5 Canvas fingerprinting

I am something of a layperson, and have two questions regarding HTML5 Canvas fingerprinting. As I understand it, it allows the site to extract certain hardware and software information about the visiting computer, which can be used to uniquely…
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How to set up tor private network without the simulator

Is there a way to make the private tor network do not use the simulator, such as shadow or chutney? If possible, do you how can I set up?
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Many exit nodes unable to download from file hosting sites

My country recently blocked quite a number of popular file hosting sites (e.g. uploaded.net) at the IP level. Using Tor circumvents this but I'm finding that most (nearly all?) Tor exit nodes are almost always past their free download limit on most…
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Orbot: Prevent phone from connecting to the Internet without Tor?

I want to set my phone up in such a way that it won't connect to the internet before Tor (Orbot) has established a connection. How do I do that?
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Did Google discover my Tor Route?

I just noticed something weird when using the Tor Browser to access google.com. My entry node was located in France, and the exit node was located in the Netherlands, as can be seen in the image here: However Google redirected me to www.google.fr,…
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Security implications of running tails in Virtual machine

So I was suggested to use Tails on a VirtualBox software. But as I was going thru the documentation, I saw this security limitation "Both the host operating system and the virtualization software are able to monitor what you are doing in Tails." I…
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How to reuse same .onion address with Tor ephemeral hidden services (python)?

I'm establishing an ephemeral hidden service via Tor, but I wish to reuse the same .onion address. I know to do this I must presist the same private-key every time I run the hidden service, but how do I do this? I'm basically following the Stem…
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How to use tor with a program in shell?

I am running some programs in Bash in Ubuntu. The programs download something using network sockets. Their README file says they can be used with tor, and I hope to change the external IP address by using tor with the programs. I have tried to look…
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How to run the Tor browser without the bundled Tor proxy?

Say one's using GNU/Linux with a Tor daemon setup on a given local port (which happens not to be 9050). Web browsing traffic currently goes like this: vanilla Firefox -> Privoxy -> Tor. Say one would like to replace Firefox with the Tor browser from…
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How Tor Browser knows that a directory server is legit?

How Tor Browser knows that a directory server is legit? Does it have their certificates hardcoded?
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Using Tor to make HTTPS requests in Python

I have the following code: with Controller.from_port(port = 9151) as controller: controller.authenticate() socks.setdefaultproxy(socks.PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5, "127.0.0.1", 9150) socket.socket =…
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Tor as a Chrome/Firefox extension Plugin?

Browsing habit seems to be one of the big factors on anonymity, and i am wondering if there is possibility that technology wise Tor can be written as a Plugin on top of Mainstream browsers, so the adoption rate would increase, hence a more…
clark
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Using Orfox/Orbot with ExpressVPN for Android

Done a lot of reading on this subject recently, and I want to make sure I'm doing this correctly. I activate my VPN, then activate Orbot, and run OrFox (tor browser) through the orbot browser tab. This should, essentially, protect me from…
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