Re: No torrc in xBBrowser

A couple of years ago, I was looking for how to use the torrc instead of the .ini file in order to bypass a firewall/proxy. The only answers I could find were something along the lines of "we can't tell you how to evade..." and "that's not why Tor was created." I even looked at the NSIS code using Notepad++ and saw where it was passing the arguments, but also realized that only a small part of it (the launcher) was open source. I got tired of messing with it and having it hang for a minute every time I tested it. I found things that worked much better for me.

Anyway, how do you get it to use the torrc if we need to implement things from the Tor man page (rather than the Xerobank configuration file), and where should it be located for the Xerobank implementation to work? Also, telling us how to do all those lock-downs would be great for verifying if they work. Are they very different from the ones in TorButton? The Firefox in the Tor Browser Bundle is not "just out of the box."

Later,

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From: Kyle Williams <kyle.kwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
To: or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 3:51:45 PM
Subject: Re: No torrc in xBBrowser

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:00 AM, H D <hewudeng@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am running xBBrowser 2.0.0.15a and want to set
entry and exit and other things in the torrc.
Where do I place the torrc file in xBBrowser?

I am also curious about the add-ons "xB Browser
Customization". No description to find for it.

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I would recommend you that you ask your question over at XeroBank's Forum (forum.xerobank.com).
You could build your own, however, unless you are good at securing Mozilla products, you might want to continue using xBBrowser.

Straight out of the box, Firefox is not safe to use with Tor. It is susceptible to many side-channel attacks that could leak your real IP address.
The docs at ( https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/Portable_Tor ) do not have any mention about the security involved in building your own.
As a matter of fact, I don't see any documentation on how to build your own Browser Bundle...hrm.

I only see instruction on how to use a web browser (Firefox) and a chat client (Pidgin).
If you don't know how to use a web browser, then you might want to check out ( https://www.torproject.org/torbrowser/index.html.en ) and take some time to read up on it. However, since you've already used xB Browser, then I'm sure you already know how to use a web browser. ;-)

If you're feeling adventurous, go ahead and build your own.
Otherwise, stick to free products that have been doing this awhile and have spent time (and money) on making sure it is secure from side-channel attacks.

Again, I would recommend you that you ask your question over at XeroBank's Forum (forum.xerobank.com).
Most people around here, if not all of them, don't appreciate xerobank. So do not expect to find answers for your xerobank questions here.

Best regards,

- Kyle