[tor-talk] using TOR without any browser

kamyar beigi kamyarfils at gmail.com
Fri Sep 23 08:32:06 UTC 2011


Julien, i want to use BackTrack and i need anonymity when using "Command
Prompt" , for example "apt-get" or "wget " ,etc.
what should i do now?

Regards,
Kamyar



On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 4:03 AM, Julian Yon <julian at yon.org.uk> wrote:

> On 23/09/11 01:02, kamyar beigi wrote:
> > I want to know if i would not use any browser , how could i use TOR to
> > establish a secure connection?
>
> If you're running Tor as shipped (i.e. you've not modified the config)
> then you can tell applications to use a SOCKS proxy on localhost port
> 9050. If you're running polipo then you might also have use of an HTTP
> proxy on port 8123.
>
> Tor itself isn't going to give you a secure connection though. It
> assists (a lot) with anonymity, but otherwise is only as secure as the
> protocol you use. If you use a plain text protocol (e.g. telnet) then
> your traffic can still be snooped. You need to use encryption *as well
> as* Tor if you want security.
>
> I'm sorry if the above seems too technical. Unfortunately both security
> and anonymity require some understanding of how things work. NB. You
> haven't said what system you're using. I'm a Linux user.
>
>
> Regards
> Julian
>
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> 3072D/D2DE707D Julian Yon (2011 General Use) <pgp.2011 at jry.me>
>
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