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Why does Panopticlick tell me the new Tor Browser is unique?
As soon as I download the new Tor Browser, I go to https://panopticlick.eff.org/ to see how anonymous I am. But right after a new Tor Browser release, it always tells me I'm unique! Why?
I thought Tor Browser is supposed to provide anonymity, and…
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Entry guards and separate identities
I have just finished reading the posting on arma's blog about entry guards and I'm trying to reconcile what I have read there with what I (think) I understand from other postings about Tor.
First, I assume (please tell me if I correct or not) that a…
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Configuring Relay on Windows
I know this question has been asked tons of times, I've read some answers and tor faq and manual, but still I'm unable to make it work.
I downloaded Expert Bundle from https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en , because I don't want a…
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How do torrent clients over Tor affect the network?
This blog post from a few years ago, suggests that:
The first answer is "don't run Bittorrent over Tor". We've been saying for years not to run Bittorrent over Tor, because the Tor network can't handle the load; perhaps these attacks will convince…
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Do Tor Clients and Caches download the WHOLE totally new consensus file every one hour, or just update some lines in the file every 10 seconds?
I am reading the "Tor directory protocol, version 3" and there are some points that I cannot clearly understand, please help!
there are 4 paragraphs as follows:
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Clients, directory caches, and directory authorities all use consensus
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Getting bad signature for tor-browser-linux64-4.0.4_en-US.tar.xz
Hi I am getting a bad signature for the tor browser for 64 bit GNU/Linux. I have followed the instructions from the website completely which are :
The next step is to use GnuPG to import the key that signed your package. The Tor Browser team signs…
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Verifying .asc file for TorBrowser-linux64-4.0.4_en-US.tar.xz
I executed this part of the instructions from the Tor website:
The next step is to use GnuPG to import the key that signed your package. The Tor Browser team signs the Tor Browsers. Import its key (0x4E2C6E8793298290) by starting the terminal…
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Issues setting up hidden service on Android
I am trying to setup a hidden service on an android device but cannot seem to get it to work. I have installed Palapa server and the website is available on localhost as well as over my network (for testing) so I know the webserver is working.
I…
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How Tor network works
I know that while you are using Tor, the exit relay and the middle node often change. Does the guard node also change, or does it stay the same until I close and restart Tor? When I click on "New identity" does the guard node change too?
Marc
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Cannot connect to hidden services
In the past few days, I faced a problem that never occurred to me before: when trying to access .onion sites, the page times out after trying to connect. This is what it says:
Unable to connect
Firefox can't establish a connection to the server…
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New identity on tor vs advor
I have a question about the difference between AdvOR (advanced onion router) and tor. When I use tor's new identity option, I only get a portion of the total amount of IPs on the tor network. Once those IPs are banned, I can no longer access a site…
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Orbot Hidden Services
I am trying to set up a hidden service on my android device but i am running into some problems. On the computer i set the hidden service directory and my keys are where they are supposed to be. Using Orbot, i don't have that option. There i a…
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I only wish to hide my IP from services like Spotify? Is Tor good for that?
If I'm in certain countries I can no longer access services like Netflix and spotify etc. Tor seems to hide IP addresses completely and I'm wondering if these services I want to access will even work if no IP address is detected.
If Tor is…
Peter
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Why Tor node maintains TLS keys with every other Tor node?
I read that Tor proxy maintains key with each Tor node for encryption. Then, why does a Tor node maintains TLS keys with other Tor nodes?
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What does tor proxy and tor directory stores?
Does tor proxy includes keys that it shares with all tor nodes for encryption?who stores information about all tor nodes in the route?
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