Tor
Setup
Proxychains
Tool that forces any TCP connection made by any given application to follow through proxy like TOR SOCKS4 SOCKS5 HTTP(S) proxy
Install
Configure
Uncomment
dynamic_chain
and comment the other optionsUncomment
proxy_dns
in order to prevent DNS leakage
Start Firefox with proxychains
Test
Browse to
http://ifconfig.co
and orhttp://ipinfo.io
to check that your IP is properly being obsfucatedBrowse to
http://dnsleaktest.com
and see that your DNS address has changedif using firefox instead of just the tor browser and have firefox configured to use
127.0.0.1
9050
as a proxy and have the tor service running open firefox and browse toabout:config
Change
privacy.resist.Fingerprinting
fromfalse
totrue
IMPORTANT: All other web browser windows should be closed before opening firefox through
proxychains
Tor Browser
Recommend changing saftey
Level to 2 (Safer)
Exclude Exit Nodes
Use specific country exit node
Prevent server to be used as exit node
Running a Tor Relay
This content below is assuming Centos8, but it can be adapted to almost any operating system (linux wise)
To see more information:
create the file
/etc/yum.repos.d/Tor.repo
insert the below content into the file
now update for the changes to be included
install tor
edit your
/etc/tor/torrc
insert the lines below, change the options to your need (top two lines)
enable and start tor
Optional Monitor Tor useage
to see the stats for your relay live you can install
nyx
start a
screen
ortmux
sessions and run the program
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