commit 67af973e168b9796dd31f1bbccb0333d46c8171e Author: aagbsn aagbsn@extc.org Date: Thu Jul 4 14:57:04 2013 +0200

Update the README.md with bridge instructions. --- README.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6da4680..11cf5af 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ Basic system requirements: On Debian or Ubuntu GNU/Linux based systems these can be installed with:

``` -sudo apt-get install git-core python python-pip python-dev build-essential tor tor-geoipdb tcpdump +sudo apt-get install git-core python python-pip python-dev build-essential tor tor-geoipdb obfsproxy tcpdump ```

Other packages that may be of interest:

``` libdumbnet1 python-dumbnet python-libpcap python-pypcap python-pcapy python-dnspython -python-virtualenv virtualenvwrapper tor tor-geoipdb +python-virtualenv virtualenvwrapper tor tor-geoipdb obfsproxy ```

The Python dependencies required for running ooniprobe are: @@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ Install the latest version of Tor for your platform:

[Download Tor](https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html)

+## (Optional) Install obfsproxy + +Install the latest version of obfsproxy for your platform. + +[Download Obfsproxy](https://www.torproject.org/projects/obfsproxy.html.en) + ## Configurating a virtual environment

You are highly recommended to install python packages from inside of a virtual @@ -281,6 +287,18 @@ By default ooniprobe will not include personal identifying information in the test result, nor create a pcap file. This behavior can be personalized by editing your ooniprobe.conf configuration file.

+## Bridges and obfsproxy bridges + +ooniprobe submits reports to oonib report collectors through Tor to a hidden +service endpoint. By default, ooniprobe uses the installed system Tor, but can +also be configured to launch Tor (see the advanced.start_tor option in +ooniprobe.conf), and ooniprobe supports bridges (and obfsproxy bridges, if +obfsproxy is installed). The tor.bridges option in ooniprobe.conf sets the path +to a file that should contain a set of "bridge" lines (of the same format as +used in torrc, and as returned by https://bridges.torproject.org). If obfsproxy +bridges are to be used, the path to the obfsproxy binary must be configured. +See option advanced.obfsproxy_binary, in ooniprobe.conf. + ## Setting capabilities on your virtualenv python binary

If your distributation supports capabilities you can avoid needing to run OONI as root: