[tor-talk] Tor -> VPN Clarification

[Bill Berry]

This image explains VPN + tor quite well;

https://vigilantcanuck.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/vpn-tor.png

IMO this setup is a pretty sensible idea given the recent 
de-anonymisation attacks (e.g. CMU). If your Tor connection gets 
comprimised, all the Feds have (hopefully) is your VPN IP.

The best way to set this up is VPN at a router level (e.g. 
http://wiki.hidemyass.com/OpenWRT_OpenVPN_Setup), then run Tails or Tor 
browser on your laptop.


On 30/01/15 10:15, Cyrus wrote:
> Squeak:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Relative newbie here, and I was wondering if someone could help me with
>> something please. I keep seeing people describing connections to the Tor
>> and is VPN connections in the following two ways:
>>
>> Tor -> VPN
>> VPN -> Tor
>>
>> So if I fire up Tunnelblick, connect to my VPN provider and then open
>> TBB which of the above does this describe?  And also, is there a
>> recommended way of connecting these two technologies?
> You connect to Tor through the VPN in this case.
>
> PC <=> Internet <=> VPN server <=> Internet <=> Tor Network <=> Internet
>
>> Another thing I've noticed is in the Tunnelblick client that there is an
>> option to connect to a Socks5 proxy, this suggests to me that I can send
>> the VPN connection through the Tor network.  But I am confused as to why
>> one would want to do this, and what the benefits/disadvantages might be?
> If you don't want a log of your actual IP, doing this would be a
> benefit. Though if they already have logged where you are once as a
> customer, the point of this is moot. If you had a different account, you
> could then use the VPN anonymously.
>> Really appreciate any help you guys could give me!
>>
>> Squeak
>>
>>
>>

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