[tor-talk] So I Guess Tor Could Never Be Secure No Matter What

2014-08-28 Thread Ben Healey
So, Tor is hardware right? Going from your house to your service provide? So all anyone needs to do and it seems the US is probably already doing it is just collect all the traffic or all the traffic that can't be read going into any service provider or hub or wherever. And then decrypt it or j

Re: [tor-talk] Are all Downloads of Tor The Same‏‏

2014-08-28 Thread Ben Healey
So again thinking about how tor is secure and how it could be bypassed So the output last ip is shown right? Since the government agencies can get into other government buildings. Placing bugs in ultra secure places. Wouldn't it be easy for someone to get someone in to that out put ip. Place

Re: [tor-talk] Are all Downloads of Tor The Same‏

2014-08-28 Thread Ben Healey
Hello, I would like to ask are all downloads of Tor the same? If so are all the folders called the same thing? Same location same setup? Would it make it more secure to allow locking the folder? changing or not allowing changing of file names? Are all the files size checked on start? md5? or howe

[tor-talk] Are all Downloads of Tor The Same

2014-08-28 Thread Ben Healey
Hello, I would like to ask are all downloads of Tor the same? If so are all the folders called the same thing? Same location same setup? Would it make it more secure to allow locking the folder? changing or not allowing changing of file names? Are all the files size checked on start? md5? or howe

Re: [tor-talk] Tor Data Leak

2014-08-28 Thread TerryZ
Please stop sending BCC e-mails to me. Thanks Original Message From: isis Apparently from: tor-talk-boun...@lists.torproject.org To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Cc: tor-...@lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Tor Data Leak Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:17:18 + > --

Re: [tor-talk] I have a quick question about security of tor with 3 nodes

2014-08-28 Thread Jonathan Proulx
The short version of "Why 3" is because if the attacker controlls the first and the last you loose, if not you win. So it doesn't really matter how many are in between because the attcker doesn't need to controll those to identify your traffic. That's of course a bit over simplified but if you wa

Re: [tor-talk] I have a quick question about security of tor with 3 nodes

2014-08-28 Thread Seth David Schoen
John Doe writes: > How can I set the number of relays in the configuration file? Also can you > explain why 3 is enough? I hear things of analysis being able to track people > trough the various relays they use. This worries me some. Care to help me > understand? https://www.torproject.org/doc

Re: [tor-talk] TOR tried to take a snapshot of my screen

2014-08-28 Thread bm-2cvvnfwsftfx8dv12l8z8pjejmtrjyjnuy
I will answer many e-mails in this message. Look for yours: Roger Dingledine wrote: > people have had problems with the interactions > between these two programs in the past. In an universe of so many interaction problems among programs, TOR must have a more than suspicious "problem"? Why not

Re: [tor-talk] I have a quick question about security of tor with 3 nodes

2014-08-28 Thread JT Allison
It works like any other email you're replying to. No need to start a new email, just reply to the one you're responding to. --- GPG/PGP Fingerprint E129 722B A512 105C E8BE 4705 8046 EA48 2C82 1339 https://arlen.io/key On Aug 28, 2014 3:16 PM, "John Doe" wrote: > I am not sure how this all works

Re: [tor-talk] I have a quick question about security of tor with 3 nodes

2014-08-28 Thread John Doe
I do not get emails. I have to keep checking this archive page. I try and click the link but tor browser will'nt let my computer load up the e-mail client. I had to try and get the link to a different firefox for it to run. This is not easy to use. A normal user would be hopeless with this syste

[tor-talk] I have a quick question about security of tor with 3 nodes

2014-08-28 Thread John Doe
I am not sure how this all works, but I am attempting to reply in the same vein I started. How can I set the number of relays in the configuration file? Also can you explain why 3 is enough? I hear things of analysis being able to track people trough the various relays they use. This worries me

Re: [tor-talk] I have a quick question about security of tor with 3 nodes

2014-08-28 Thread Mirimir
On 08/28/2014 11:49 AM, John Doe wrote: > My question goes like this. How is tor safe sufficiently with 3 only > nodes during your connection using it? I found a method of using tor > through another tor but I find information both on forums and your > trac log that this may not be secure and yo

[tor-talk] I have a quick question about security of tor with 3 nodes

2014-08-28 Thread John Doe
Third time I have sent this now. Never had to jump thru so many hoops and subscribe and confirm things to send someone a simple email before... Hiya. My question goes like this. How is tor safe sufficiently with 3 only nodes during your connection using it? I found a method of using tor through