Author: mttp Date: 2013-12-11 23:15:13 +0000 (Wed, 11 Dec 2013) New Revision: 26469

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml Log: Made loose information about proxychains into an FAQ entry; other additions.

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml =================================================================== --- website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2013-12-11 05:52:12 UTC (rev 26468) +++ website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2013-12-11 23:15:13 UTC (rev 26469) @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ unsafe?</a></li> <li><a href="#TBBOtherBrowser">I want to use Chrome/IE/Opera/etc with Tor.</a></li> - <li><a href="#TorbuttonOtherBrowser">Will ​Torbutton be available for other browsers?</a></li> + <li><a href="#TorbuttonOtherBrowser">Will Torbutton be available for other browsers?</a></li> <li><a href="#TBBCloseBrowser">I want to leave Tor Browser Bundle running but close the browser.</a></li>

@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ things?</a></li> <li><a href="#RespondISP">How do I respond to my ISP about my exit relay?</a></li> + <li><a href="#HelpPoliceOrLawyers">I have questions about + a Tor IP address for a legal case.</a></li> </ul>

<p>For other questions not yet on this version of the FAQ, see the @@ -539,10 +541,8 @@ <a id="Forum"></a> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#Forum">Is there a Tor forum?</a></h3>

- <p>Not yet, but we're working on it. Most forum software is - a disaster to maintain and keep secure, and at the same time - too many of the Tor developers are spread too thin to be able - to contribute enough to a forum. + <p>We have <a href="https://tor.stackexchange.com/">a StackExchange + page</a> that is currently in public beta. </p>

<hr> @@ -3138,8 +3138,8 @@ We've made quite a bit of progress on this problem lately. You can read more details on the <a href="https://www.torproject.org/docs/pluggable-transports.html.en"> pluggable transports page</a>. You may also be interested in -<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwMr8Xl7JMQ">Roger and Jake's ​talk at -28C3</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZg1nqs793M">​Runa's +<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwMr8Xl7JMQ">Roger and Jake's talk at +28C3</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZg1nqs793M">Runa's talk at 44con</a>. </p>

@@ -3155,7 +3155,7 @@ These attacks come from examining characteristics of the IP headers or TCP headers and looking for information leaks based on individual hardware signatures. One example is the -​<a href="http://www.caida.org/outreach/papers/2005/fingerprinting/"> +<a href="http://www.caida.org/outreach/papers/2005/fingerprinting/"> Oakland 2005 paper</a> that lets you learn if two packet streams originated from the same hardware, but only if you can see the original TCP timestamps. </p> @@ -3170,6 +3170,35 @@

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+ <a id="Proxychains"></a> + <h3><a class="anchor" href="#Proxychains">Aren't 10 proxies + (proxychains) better than Tor with only 3 hops?</a></h3> + + <p> + Proxychains is a program that sends your traffic through a series of + open web proxies that you supply before sending it on to your final + destination. <a href="#KeyManagement">Unlike Tor</a>, proxychains + does not encrypt the connections between each proxy. An open proxy + that wanted to monitor your connection can see all the other proxy + servers you wanted to use between itself and your final destination, + as well as the IP address that proxy hop receives traffic from. + </p> + <p> + Because the <a + href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git?a=blob_plain;hb=HEAD;f=tor-spec.tx... + Tor protocol</a> requires encrypted relay-to-relay connections, not + even a misbehaving relay can see the entire path of any Tor user. + </p> + <p> + While Tor relays are run by volunteers and checked periodically for + suspicious behavior, many open proxies that can be found with a search + engine are worm-compromised machines, misconfigured private proxies + not intended for public use, or honeypots set up to exploit users. + </p> + + <hr> + + <a id="AttacksOnOnionRouting"></a> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#AttacksOnOnionRouting">What attacks remain against onion routing?</a></h3> @@ -3671,6 +3700,27 @@

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+ <a id="HelpPoliceOrLawyers"></a> + <h3><a class="anchor" href="#HelpPoliceOrLawyers">I have questions about + a Tor IP address for a legal case.</a></h3> + + <p> + Please read the <a + href="https://www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq%22%3E%E2%80%8Blegal FAQ written + by EFF lawyers</a>. There's a growing <a + href="https://blog.torproject.org/blog/start-tor-legal-support-directory%22%3Elega... + directory</a> of people who may be able to help you. + </p> + + <p> + If you need to check if a certain IP address was acting as a Tor exit + node at a certain date and time, you can use the <a + href="https://exonerator.torproject.org/%22%3EExoneraTor tool</a> to query the + historic Tor relay lists and get an answer. + </p> + + <hr> + </div> <!-- END MAINCOL --> <div id = "sidecol">