Tor

I've been trying to add my PGP key to the torrc file under the Contact Info but doing so keeps giving me the following error message: [warn] Failed to parse/validate config: Unknown option '-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- <HASH>. How can I include my PGP key so that it doesn't cause errors?

why can i not connect to the network? please help. bridges timed out.

establishing a connection… … …

sudo systemctl status tor

● tor.service - Anonymizing overlay network for TCP (multi-instance-master)

Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/tor.service; enabled; preset: disabled)

Active: active (exited) since Sun 2025-01-12 23:12:43 PKT; 16s ago

Invocation: 3cf1875a2f7c4c2d9f8e93b9f3d7e5fb

Process: 40275 ExecStart=/bin/true (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Main PID: 40275 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Mem peak: 1.6M

CPU: 8ms

I used to be able to watch videos on deep web sites I accessed through Tor Browser, but now I can’t watch any videos. The obfs4 bridges sometimes work, but they only work for one video. Don’t worry, it’s nothing shady—just regular videos. Can anyone recommend bridges that work better for videos or explain how I can fix this issue?

Im new to the deep net and want to explore it but i have to buy a laptop because I don’t have one and I want some advice on which laptop brand and model is best and why so I know what to look for in the future, all the comments on other posts similar to mine are mostly recommendations for either HP and Thinkpads and a few others here and there and I don’t want to buy a laptop not compatible to my needs so can anyone give me advice on what exact laptop is the best for the deep net and how so? Thanks

My previous account was "suspended" after I managed to get it working without exiting to clearnet once, including new anonymous email, but now I'm afraid my new acc will also get suspended again for no reason. Making accounts not meant for darknet is nightmare and I was getting constant 403 errors when trying to create this account THROUGH THE INTERNAL ONION, so it's not like exit node was "bad." Sometimes I wonder why reddit even bothered with .onion if they hate it so much? Is there remedy against inevitable suspension/shadowban?

Also unrelated, but be WARNED about protonmail shenanigans. Apparently if you make new email, they also have .onion btw so I'm extra salty about it, then in all their wisdom they WILL lock up your account forever when you try using it "too fast." They'll ask you to confirm yourself... by providing another (potentially) clearnet email address, which defeats the purpose too. So you have to wait like a month with thumb up your bum until it "ages." Would be nice if they warned about it, but noooo... of course not.

Please try again.

...oh yeah, and as I'm trying to post this, the damn gstatic captcha keeps resetting. How long do I need to train google's stupid AI until it lets me post for crying out loud as I'm wasting more of my time watching pixelated garbage slowly fading in and out like I have nothing better to do?

Just stop work today, dont connect. Should I reinstall it? Anyone else?

I was using tor on the standerd setting is that safe or could a web site find my addres when i saw that i clicked of before the web site could finish loading all the way did they get my info

*Update: I think someone unauthorized accessed my server via SSH (it had keys generated but apparently it didn't enforce them). Currently in the process of rebuilding it. Any SSH hardening tips would be appreciated. :)

I think this error code is from my PGP key entry in the torrc file but I have since removed it and even rebooted the VPS but the issue persists. How can I fix this issue?

[root@fedora-39 tor]# systemctl enable --now tor

[root@fedora-39 tor]# journalctl --unit tor

Jan 11 06:14:26 fedora-39.servers.guru systemd[1]: Starting tor.service - Anonymizing overlay network for TCP...

Jan 11 06:14:26 fedora-39.servers.guru tor[1577]: Jan 11 06:14:26.484 [notice] Tor 0.4.8.13 running on Linux with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.2.2, Zlib 1.3.1.zlib-ng, Liblzma 5.6.2, L>

Jan 11 06:14:26 fedora-39.servers.guru tor[1577]: Jan 11 06:14:26.485 [notice] Tor can't help you if you use it wrong! Learn how to be safe at https://support.torproject.org/faq/staying-ano>

Jan 11 06:14:26 fedora-39.servers.guru tor[1577]: Jan 11 06:14:26.485 [notice] Read configuration file "/usr/share/tor/defaults-torrc".

Jan 11 06:14:26 fedora-39.servers.guru tor[1577]: Jan 11 06:14:26.485 [notice] Read configuration file "/etc/tor/torrc".

Jan 11 06:14:26 fedora-39.servers.guru tor[1577]: Jan 11 06:14:26.488 [warn] Failed to parse/validate config: Unknown option '-----BEGIN'. Failing.

Jan 11 06:14:26 fedora-39.servers.guru tor[1577]: Jan 11 06:14:26.488 [err] Reading config failed--see warnings above.

Jan 11 06:14:26 fedora-39.servers.guru systemd[1]: tor.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE

Jan 11 06:14:26 fedora-39.servers.guru systemd[1]: tor.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

Jan 11 06:14:26 fedora-39.servers.guru systemd[1]: Failed to start tor.service - Anonymizing overlay network for TCP.

Hi, where does Fedora store Tor relay's log files? Also, where can I find a sample torrc file to start anew? I'm very new to all of this, any help is much appreciated!

I recently moved from using my previous browser to using Tor, but one of the websites that I use (not a major social media platform) makes me sign in multiple times, even on the same page! Is there any way I can help to mitigate this issue? As having to sign in multiple times over a very short period of time is getting really old.

Does anyone know why I can't download any Library Genesis files from the TOR network since yesterday?

When trying to download any file I get the message 'something wrong. Try later'?⁸

Dear community members,

Could you help me with using the GeoIP and GeoIP6 database from TOR to use in BIND9?

I already put in the named.conf.local under options

options {

geoip-directory "/usr/share/tor/";

};

and

acl "Cambodia" {

geoip country [KH];

};

but bind does not accept queries from this country

I really would like this is going to work and tried many ways.

dig as a way to test I can't install for windows 10 as this software in not available anymore from ICS

Greetings

Just found out that media and audio is routed through the clear web, even if you’re browsing in the dark web. Is this still true?

Is it a good idea to use tor on mobile ? Noooooooooo !

At this point I've seen a lotta guys downloading tor and trying to use it on mobile.. trust me on this one... its a bad idea, if you serious about DN dont try to halfass it cuz at some point u gonna regret it...

Even my friends who r in this with years of experience will think thrice before hopping on a frikkin mobile phone to surf DN...

dont do it kid

where can I find this??

I connected and it connects alright but doesn't turn on the VPN it used to. Nor does it show any symbols or let me visit any sites. Can someone please help?

There's this website that I use to download PDFs, but it also shows the preview of those PDFs. But the download speed is extremely slow and fails most of the time even if the preview is completely available.

So I was thinking if the preview of the pdf is available then it might be temporarily stored in my device, how can I access it ?

its always worked fine, but today it stopped. I can connect to tor just fine but I can surf anywhere at all, even after using bridges. I've rebooted several times, no effect. Ideas?

On my phone i had to download an onion vpn thing but for some reason thats not required on my new computer? Is there anything else i should download? i'm not buying anything illegal at the moment, just browsing. I'm a newbie to browsing kinda. i already know where plenty of tor search engines are. Any answers help, thank you

Hi,i've found out there are extensions for tor which are firefox extensions. The problem is whenever i try log into tor for youtube,all this weird stuff starts happening and i cant log in,same for reddit. So is there something i can do to bypass all of this age verification stuff to view videos+posts on reddit? I've tried everything basically,including tamper monkey extensions and some github ones,please help! (btw i've posted this on the FIREFOX subreddit aswell)

Should I use tor on Android or is it purely stupidity?

Is there any harm to me if I turn on kindness mode ? Do other people connect to my network or anything like that ? Do they get my Ip instead of their own ?(I don't think so). What's happening in it ? I know it helps others and I want to, but I want to be safe too.

So I have a question. I know of a site on the darkweb (yes i used tor and not gonna say site name) but I just updated tor and now I can't access the site. Does this mean that tor blocked the site or did the feds take it down? (TO the administrator, if this question violates the rules in anyway feel free to delete this)

Hi, i know this is a stupid question but there’s any tutorial or something to understand TOR? i’ve heard is very safe and private, i just curious and see how the world behind the normal web is.

Also i’m trying to get some books on deep web but i’m i don’t use TOR and i’ve never use it before, i know getting into the deep web is not that easy that it’s sounds.

*my grammar in english is terrible sorry

I don't have much prior experience with Tor, however, I have done a decent amount of research into how to use it safely. I guess I am just looking for someone experienced to check over what I have learned and provide me with additional info.

• A lot of people are seeming to say that Whonix can take the place of a VPN on mac. So download and run Whonix. Would you agree or would you say VPN is better?
• One person said to download virtual box [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads\] and run that as well. From my understanding this is like running a computer off of your own computer, so run VirtualBox on a windows system once downloaded on mac. (w/ Whonix)
• Download anti-virtual software such as Malwarebytes to regularly check for viruses. Is this the best anti-virus software, have you got other recommendations?

Tl;dr - What is the safest step-by-step method to use Tor on a MacBook (intel)?