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What are pluggable transports?
Pluggable Transports (PT) are a defense against Internet censorship and surveillance. ● A PT obfuscates the address or contents of network flows, protecting from intermediaries who deploy Deep Packet Inspection (DPI).
What is Tor Browser bundle?
Tor browser or previously known as TBB or tor browser bundle is a customized browser based on Firefox. It contains tor button, tor launcher, tor proxy, HTTPS everywhere, NoScript, and lots of other addons. Like OWASP Mantra it is also available in 15 different languages.
What is meek bridge?
meek tunnels your Tor traffic through HTTPS, and uses a technique called “domain fronting” to hide the fact that you are communicating with a Tor bridge—to the censor it looks like you are talking to some other web site. You only need meek if your Internet connection is censored so that you can’t use ordinary Tor.
How to configure a pluggable transport on Tor?
You can also configure pluggable transports while Tor Browser is running by clicking on the onion icon to the left of the address bar, then selecting ‘Tor Network Settings’. Select ‘Tor is censored in my country,’ then click ‘Select a built-in bridge.’ Click on the drop-down menu and select the pluggable transport you’d…
How to use a built in bridge in Tor?
Under the “Bridges” section, select the checkbox “Use a bridge” and choose the “Select a built-in bridge” option. From the dropdown, select whichever pluggable transport you’d like to use. Once you’ve selected the pluggable transport, scroll up and click “Connect” to save your settings.
Which is the best transport to use in Tor?
In the “Bridges” section, select the checkbox “Use a bridge”, and from the option “Select a built-in bridge”, choose whichever pluggable transport you’d like to use from the dropdown. Your settings will automatically be saved once you close the tab. WHICH TRANSPORT SHOULD I USE?
Is there a way to circumvent a block on Tor?
Direct access to the Tor network may sometimes be blocked by your Internet Service Provider or by a government. Tor Browser includes some circumvention tools for getting around these blocks. These tools are called “pluggable transports”. Currently there are three pluggable transports available, but more are being developed.