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<info>
  <desc>Learn what bridges are and how to get them</desc>
  <link type="topic" xref="circumvention" />
</info>

<title>Bridges</title>

<p>
 Most <link xref='transports'>Pluggable Transports</link>, such as obfs3
 and obfs4, rely on the use of “bridge” relays. Like ordinary Tor relays, bridges
 are run by volunteers; unlike ordinary relays, however, they are not listed
 publicly, so an adversary cannot identify them easily. Using bridges in
 combination with pluggable transports helps to disguise the fact that you
 are using Tor.
</p>

<p>
Other pluggable transports, like meek and Flashproxy, use different
anti-censorship techniques that do not rely on bridges. You do not need
to obtain bridge addresses in order to use these transports.
</p>

<section id="getting-bridges">
 <title>Getting bridge addresses</title>
 <p>
 Because bridge addresses are not public, you will need to request them
 yourself. You have three options:
 </p>

<list>
  <item>
    <p>
    Visit <link href='https://bridges.torproject.org/'>https://bridges.torproject.org/</link>
    and follow the instructions, or
    </p>
  </item>
  <item>
    <p>
    Email bridges@torproject.org from a Gmail, Yahoo, or Riseup email
    address, or
    </p>
  </item>
  <item>
    <p>
    Politely ask a human at help@rt.torproject.org if neither of the first
    two methods works for you.
    </p>
  </item>
</list>
</section>

<section id="entering-bridges">
 <title>Entering bridge addresses</title>
 <p>
 Once you have obtained some bridge addresses, you will need to enter them
 into Tor Launcher.
 </p>

<p>
 Choose “yes” when asked if your Internet Service Provider blocks connections to 
 the Tor network. Select “Use custom bridges” and enter each bridge address
 on a separate line.
 </p>

<p>
 Click “Connect”. Using bridges may slow down the connection compared to
 using ordinary Tor relays. If the connection fails, the bridges you
 received may be down. Please use one of the above methods to obtain
 more bridge addresses, and try again.
 </p>
</section>
</page>

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