start putting a 'what is tor' question back in. it seems dumb not to start the faq at the beginning. alas.
Roger Dingledine commited on 2008-09-13 11:11:07
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<a id="General"></a> |
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+<a id="WhatIsTor"></a> |
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+<h3><a class="anchor" href="#WhatIsTor">What is Tor?</a></h3> |
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+<p> |
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+The name "Tor" can refer to several different components. |
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+</p> |
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+<p> |
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+The Tor software is a program you can run on your computer that helps keep |
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+you safe on the Internet. Tor protects you by bouncing your communications |
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+around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around |
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+the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from |
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+learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit |
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+from learning your physical location. This set of volunteer relays is |
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+called the Tor network. You can read more about how Tor works on the <a |
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+href="<page overview>">overview page</a>. |
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+</p> |
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+<p> |
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+The Tor Project is a non-profit (charity) organization that maintains |
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+and develops the Tor software. The Tor Project is ... |
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+</p> |
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<a id="CompatibleApplications"></a> |
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-<h3><a class="anchor" href="#CompatibleApplications">What programs work |
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-with Tor?</a></h3> |
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+<h3><a class="anchor" href="#CompatibleApplications">What programs can |
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+I use with Tor?</a></h3> |
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There are two pieces to "Torifying" a program: connection-level anonymity |
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and application-level anonymity. Connection-level anonymity focuses on |
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-making sure the application's Internet connections get sent into Tor, |
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-so they can be anonymized. This step is normally done by configuring |
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+making sure the application's Internet connections get sent through Tor. |
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+This step is normally done by configuring |
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the program to use your Tor client as a "socks" proxy, but there are |
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other ways to do it too. For application-level anonymity, you need to |
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make sure that the information the application sends out doesn't hurt |
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-Also, you should make sure not to confuse your users about what Tor is, |
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+Also, you should make sure not to confuse your readers about what Tor is, |
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who makes it, and what properties it provides (and doesn't provide). See |
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our <a href="<page trademark-faq>">trademark FAQ</a> for details. |
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Many people send the Tor developers mail privately, or send mail to |
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our internal aliases like tor-webmaster, with questions about their |
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-specific setup -- they can't get their firewall working right, |
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+specific setup — they can't get their firewall working right, |
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they can't configure Privoxy correctly, or so on. Sometimes our |
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volunteers can answer these mails, but typically they need to spend |
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most of their time on development tasks that will benefit more people. |
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