The Tor Project issueshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues2022-05-11T21:02:00Zhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/community/-/issues/99[FAQ Trainer] Is it possible to use Tor as a encrypted Network in a case of I...2022-05-11T21:02:00ZNah[FAQ Trainer] Is it possible to use Tor as a encrypted Network in a case of Internet Shutdown?Actions:
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**Child questions:**
* Is it possible to use whatsapp within Tor?
* I have free Whatsapp and Facebook in my 4G(LTE) plan. If I use Tor, it will consume my data?
* Whatsapp is free on my plan, what does happen if i use it over Tor?
* If I want to use social media, can I use it with Tor without paying taxes?Community Portal: Public Launchhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/community/-/issues/97[FAQ Trainer] Can I use Tor for everything or would I be spending Tor resources?2022-05-11T21:02:04ZNah[FAQ Trainer] Can I use Tor for everything or would I be spending Tor resources?Actions:
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* Can I use Tor as my fulltime browser?Community Portal: Public Launchhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/community/-/issues/94[FAQ Trainer] Is it normal that is slower?2022-05-11T21:02:12ZNah[FAQ Trainer] Is it normal that is slower?Actions:
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* I used Tor for about 2 months, but the connection is slow, it’s kinda discouraging, you know? Is there a way to make it faster?
* The speed in the Browser is a little slow comparing to VPN – which one consumes more data?
* Why is Tor so slow?Community Portal: Public Launchhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/community/-/issues/92[FAQ Trainer] What is the deepweb?2022-05-11T21:02:22ZNah[FAQ Trainer] What is the deepweb?Actions:
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* why we don't do anything against porn on the network and other illegal/bad thingsCommunity Portal: Public Launchhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/community/-/issues/91[FAQ Trainer] Why doesn't the ISP just block Tor?2022-05-11T21:07:16ZNah[FAQ Trainer] Why doesn't the ISP just block Tor?Actions:
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* Is it possible for Tor to know who is using Tor? I mean, can you do it independently if you aren’t going to do it?
* It doesn’t stock information – the information just passes through it?Community Portal: Public Launchhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/community/-/issues/89[FAQ Trainer] Can I use the tor network to browse normal https websites?2022-05-11T21:12:45ZNah[FAQ Trainer] Can I use the tor network to browse normal https websites?Actions:
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I think it should also answer the following.
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I think it should also answer the following.
**Child questions:**
* Can Tor help you against viruses?
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* How does Tor articulate with apps that track our data, as whatsapp, etc? #98
* Does it protect against Bots? Does it also prevents adds on social media? And pop-ups? #98
* If someone is watching my traffic, they can see anything suspicious?
* Can Tor protect my whatsapp identity on my phone? #98Community Portal: Public Launchhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-spec/-/issues/25021Update Tor Browser spec2024-03-20T23:28:07ZGeorg KoppenUpdate Tor Browser specTor Browser 11.0 is coming out soon. We should update our design document to cover all the new issues that are showing up in it. Highlights are
1) Switch to rbm/tor-browser-build
2) The security slider copy update
...
The update should...Tor Browser 11.0 is coming out soon. We should update our design document to cover all the new issues that are showing up in it. Highlights are
1) Switch to rbm/tor-browser-build
2) The security slider copy update
...
The update should cover the current goals and state of the browser, and fold in all the 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, 9.5, 10.0, and 10.5 changes.Tor Browser: 11.0 Issues with previous releaserichardrichardhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/arti/-/issues/288Config "errors If a required field has not been initialized" docs message2022-03-01T17:27:29ZIan Jacksoniwj@torproject.orgConfig "errors If a required field has not been initialized" docs messageStruct arti_client::config::circ::PreemptiveCircuitConfigBuilder
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| errors If a required field has not been initialized
```
But there are no required fields. This is something `derive_builder` put in. We should suppress the message...Struct arti_client::config::circ::PreemptiveCircuitConfigBuilder
```
| errors If a required field has not been initialized
```
But there are no required fields. This is something `derive_builder` put in. We should suppress the message somehow.
Unless, of course, all of this is abolished in response to #285Arti 1.0.0: Ready for production usehttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/arti/-/issues/133How-to documentation for getting existing programs to use Arti2022-03-01T17:27:13ZNick MathewsonHow-to documentation for getting existing programs to use ArtiWe should write some simple example programs, and some how-to documentation, showing how to use our tor-client API to .
Probably these examples should include something trivial like netcat, and something more applied, like using some po...We should write some simple example programs, and some how-to documentation, showing how to use our tor-client API to .
Probably these examples should include something trivial like netcat, and something more applied, like using some popular libraries over arti connections.Arti 1.0.0: Ready for production usehttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/41431Document all of the things that are enabled by privacy.resistFingerprinting pref2023-08-22T19:17:11ZrichardDocument all of the things that are enabled by privacy.resistFingerprinting prefOver time many of our patches have been uplifted or reimplemented in Firefox and enabled by the catch-all `privacy.resistFingerprinting` pref. We should maintain a doc outlining all of these changes so we don't lose our memory of these c...Over time many of our patches have been uplifted or reimplemented in Firefox and enabled by the catch-all `privacy.resistFingerprinting` pref. We should maintain a doc outlining all of these changes so we don't lose our memory of these changes.Sponsor 131 - Phase 2 - Privacy Browserhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/41430Document prefs in 000-tor-browser.js and 001-base-profile.js2023-08-22T19:17:18ZrichardDocument prefs in 000-tor-browser.js and 001-base-profile.jsMullvad are going to want to communicate with their users the difference between Firefox ESR 102 and Privacy Browser. To start with, we should ( after https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/40783 and https://...Mullvad are going to want to communicate with their users the difference between Firefox ESR 102 and Privacy Browser. To start with, we should ( after https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/40783 and https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/40014 ) ensure each pref (or batch of prefs) are associated with a gitlab ticket and have a description of what pref does and why we set it.Sponsor 131 - Phase 2 - Privacy Browserhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40340Man tor - Option `ClientTransportPlugin` should move from `GENERAL OPTIONS` t...2023-04-03T16:38:12ZcypherpunksMan tor - Option `ClientTransportPlugin` should move from `GENERAL OPTIONS` to `CLIENT OPTIONS`For tor-0.4.6.0-alpha-dev.
ChangeLog :
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o Documentation (man tor):
- Move option `ClientTransportPlugin` from `GENERAL OPTIONS` to `CLIENT OPTIONS`. Closes issue #40XXX
```
Output of `git diff HEAD` :
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diff --git a/doc/...For tor-0.4.6.0-alpha-dev.
ChangeLog :
```
o Documentation (man tor):
- Move option `ClientTransportPlugin` from `GENERAL OPTIONS` to `CLIENT OPTIONS`. Closes issue #40XXX
```
Output of `git diff HEAD` :
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diff --git a/doc/man/tor.1.txt b/doc/man/tor.1.txt
index f5dd1ec..308bf2d 100644
--- a/doc/man/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/man/tor.1.txt
@@ -334,20 +334,6 @@ forward slash (/) in the configuration file and on the command line.
as a float value. This is an advanced option; you generally shouldn't have
to mess with it. (Default: -1)
-[[ClientTransportPlugin]] **ClientTransportPlugin** __transport__ socks4|socks5 __IP__:__PORT__::
-**ClientTransportPlugin** __transport__ exec __path-to-binary__ [options]::
- In its first form, when set along with a corresponding Bridge line, the Tor
- client forwards its traffic to a SOCKS-speaking proxy on "IP:PORT".
- (IPv4 addresses should written as-is; IPv6 addresses should be wrapped in
- square brackets.) It's the
- duty of that proxy to properly forward the traffic to the bridge. +
- +
- In its second form, when set along with a corresponding Bridge line, the Tor
- client launches the pluggable transport proxy executable in
- __path-to-binary__ using __options__ as its command-line options, and
- forwards its traffic to it. It's the duty of that proxy to properly forward
- the traffic to the bridge. (Default: none)
-
[[ConnLimit]] **ConnLimit** __NUM__::
The minimum number of file descriptors that must be available to the Tor
process before it will start. Tor will ask the OS for as many file
@@ -1178,6 +1164,21 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
controller request). If true, multicast DNS hostnames for machines on the
local network (of the form *.local) are also rejected. (Default: 1)
+[[ClientTransportPlugin1]] **ClientTransportPlugin** __transport__ socks4|socks5 __IP__:__PORT__ +
+
+[[ClientTransportPlugin2]] **ClientTransportPlugin** __transport__ exec __path-to-binary__ [options]::
+ In its first form, when set along with a corresponding Bridge line, the Tor
+ client forwards its traffic to a SOCKS-speaking proxy on "IP:PORT".
+ (IPv4 addresses should written as-is; IPv6 addresses should be wrapped in
+ square brackets.) It's the
+ duty of that proxy to properly forward the traffic to the bridge. +
+ +
+ In its second form, when set along with a corresponding Bridge line, the Tor
+ client launches the pluggable transport proxy executable in
+ __path-to-binary__ using __options__ as its command-line options, and
+ forwards its traffic to it. It's the duty of that proxy to properly forward
+ the traffic to the bridge. (Default: none)
+
[[ClientUseIPv4]] **ClientUseIPv4** **0**|**1**::
If this option is set to 0, Tor will avoid connecting to directory servers
and entry nodes over IPv4. Note that clients with an IPv4
```Tor: 0.4.8.x-freezeAlexander Færøyahf@torproject.orgAlexander Færøyahf@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/lox/-/issues/10Populate wiki with documentation2023-10-03T18:38:55ZCecylia BocovichPopulate wiki with documentationLet's use this overview project as a way to aggregate issues and documentation since Lox is made of many different pieces. A good start would be:
- There's some high level docs written up at https://gitlab.torproject.org/cohosh/lox/-/wi...Let's use this overview project as a way to aggregate issues and documentation since Lox is made of many different pieces. A good start would be:
- There's some high level docs written up at https://gitlab.torproject.org/cohosh/lox/-/wikis/Lox-Overview that should be moved here and also checked to see if they are accurate
- @onyinyang made some cool graphics at https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/team/-/issues/116#note_2884107Sponsor 96: Rapid Expansion of Access to the Uncensored Internet through Tor in China, Hong Kong, & Tibetonyinyangonyinyanghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/team/-/issues/79Help operators to test their bridges in China2023-10-11T12:18:22ZGusHelp operators to test their bridges in ChinaI saw some engagement with the new metrics "blocklist" info. I think having that info displayed for other countries like China would be good for the bridge operator community, as many of them don't know that their bridges are blocked.
A...I saw some engagement with the new metrics "blocklist" info. I think having that info displayed for other countries like China would be good for the bridge operator community, as many of them don't know that their bridges are blocked.
As this would require some integration in rdsys/metrics/probetest and more work for the AC team, we could start small. @meskio and @shelikhoo suggested of writing a short howto to be published in the Support portal to help operators to test manually their bridge if it's blocked in China.Sponsor 96: Rapid Expansion of Access to the Uncensored Internet through Tor in China, Hong Kong, & Tibetshelikhooshelikhoohttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/onion-services/onion-launchpad/-/issues/24Deployment documentation for the Landing Page2024-03-27T21:42:12ZSilvio RhattoDeployment documentation for the Landing Page* [x] Include deployment documentation in the Landing Page's [README.md](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/onion-services/sponsor123-landing-page/-/blob/main/README.md) and/or `docs/` folder.
* [ ] Document the simpler procedure (user fo...* [x] Include deployment documentation in the Landing Page's [README.md](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/onion-services/sponsor123-landing-page/-/blob/main/README.md) and/or `docs/` folder.
* [ ] Document the simpler procedure (user forks Onion Launchpad's mirror on GitLab or GitHub, then configure and trigger a build).
* [ ] Document logo filename convention for automatic translations.
* [ ] Include a screenshot.
* [ ] Explain that it's useful both as a censorship circumvention tool
and as a landing portal for onion-only sites that needs to include
documentation for their users about how to get access.Onion Launchpad - 2024.Q2Silvio RhattoSilvio Rhatto2024-04-30https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/onion-services/oniongroove/-/issues/5Vendorize Onion MkDocs2024-03-27T21:47:27ZSilvio RhattoVendorize Onion MkDocsVendorize [Onion MkDocs](https://gitlab.torproject.org/rhatto/onion-mkdocs), so it's easier to retrieve updates.Vendorize [Onion MkDocs](https://gitlab.torproject.org/rhatto/onion-mkdocs), so it's easier to retrieve updates.Oniongroove 0.1.0Silvio RhattoSilvio Rhatto2024-05-16