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How to set up the Wfpad pluggable transport
How to get the website fingerprinting defense wfpad to work?
Adapting the files in scramblesuit's test/ directory to wfpad worked for the stand-alone operations (replacing scramblesuit with wfpad), but failed when started with adapted torrc files.…
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Is there a way to get portscanning (nmap) to work through Whonix?
I configured my Kali Linux Vm to run through the Whonix Gateway, however portscanning is not possible now as it shows that all ports are open, which is definitely not the case on my server. Is there a way to fix this? When googling I found out that…
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How can I detect number of hops being used?
ExcludeSingleHopRelays 0
AllowSingleHopCircuits 1
AllowSingleHopExits 1
Does this configuration force Tor to behave just like common proxy without anonymity? How can I detect if Tor uses only one hop?
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Banned IP on website using Tor
I tried to visit a legitimate website while using TOR browser, and it couldn't load as the IP of the exit node was "banned due to illegal activities". Then I tried to use "new identity" (another exit node) and eveything worked well. However, I am…
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Extension development: Can't access tab data
I've been trying to develop a Tor Browser extension for my own use, but can't seem to get it to access any tab content.
Just as an example, I start with this code in my primary index.js file:
var self = require("sdk/self");
var tabs =…
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Cannot access Tor - Please help
Up until a few days ago, I could access Tor every time I clicked the "Start Tor Browser". Since then, no luck.
Here is where I am at.
I use Norton Internet Security. Deleted and setup Tor as trusted
connection several times.
Each time I try to…
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How to dissconnect Tor browser from the Tor network
How can I configure Tor browser so it does not connect to the tor network? I want it to connect like any other browser would. I would like to use Tor as a hardened browser. I know this question has been asked here How to run the Tor browser without…
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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 Windows so its not broke. Anyways, I looked around…
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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 suggestions on what I should do?
Francesco Saldi
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Are the external IP addresses the same for two torified programs simultaneously running?
Suppose there are two torified programs that are simultaneously running in the shell on the same computer (which uses a single network interface). Are the external IP addresses assigned to the two programs by tor the same or different? Thanks.
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Portscan through whonix gateway
Lately I've been messing around with Whonix, trying to figure out how it works. All of the problems I've encountered, I've been able to figure out, except one:
I can't get nmap to work through the gateway. When I run nmap from my workstation to scan…
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What are cannibalized circuits and how Tor make use of them?
Bug report #5231 mentions cannibalized circuits:
This can happen when we cannibalize a circuit which has already been cannibalized.
What are cannibalized circuits and how they're used in Tor? And why a spooky term like cannibalization?
For those…
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Running Tor over Tor
So I am going to set up a Raspberry Pi Onion Router and I normally use the browser bundle would it be bad? More effective? Or just as effective as using just the browser bundle?
Delbert Johnson
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Where does Tor save logs when run from browser bundle?
I want to read Tor logs when running Tor from Browser Bundle (on Linux).
In official FAQ, I read:
You'll have to go find the log files by hand. Here are some likely
places for your logs to be:
On OS X, Debian, Red Hat, etc, the logs are in…
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How does de-anonymization work?
I heard that someone, who can read the traffic of many tor nodes (like the government of a country where many nodes are located) can find out which user is sending/reading data to/from which resource by statistical analyzing those node's traffic.…
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