Questions tagged [dns]
Domain Name System (DNS) translates word-based domain and host names to numerical IP addresses.
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What is the DNS timeout for Tor exit relays?
When a client attempts to connect to a website, the domain is forwarded to an exit relay which resolves the domain, either by forwarding the request to a DNS server or using its own recursive resolver....
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Tor on Linux. DNAT port 53 DNS requests to TOR DNS listener port set to 9041 on 127.0.0.1 with iptables. tcpdump shows my def gateway replies. strange
Tor on Linux. DNAT port 53 DNS requests to TOR DNS listener port set to 9041 on 127.0.0.1 with iptables. tcpdump shows my default gateway answers to same client port. [root@localhost memyself]# ...
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Local DNS for SOCKS5
I want to use dnscrypt proxy for queries, but it's not working on tor. Same question as this I found this solution Firefox is working properly. I also tried privoxy over tor but not working as I ...
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How to use torsocks with python urllib3 and along a domain name where ipv6 is availaible ? Or rather disable ɪᴘᴠ6 in that case?
Simply trying to access en.wikipedia.org with a python script where a huge stack of dependencies prevents configuring a proxy (would take a year in order to rewrite dependencies for getting proxy ...
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Tor Browser's "new circuit": SSL session, DNS cache, and other details
If I understand correctly Tor Browser's "new circuit" attaches new connections to a new circuit while letting old connections finish in the old circuit. It does not clear out cookies, so ...
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Tor over VPN with DNS leak
Lets say i'm using a vpn that have a DNS leak (and it shows my ISP ip for example), then I use the tor browser to browse the clear net (even HTTP sites, not only HTTPS) over that VPN. Does ISP know ...
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Can DNS be tracked in tor?
can DNS be tracked if I am using TOR without using more protection like VPN? For example, If someone tries to target me and have a DNS lookup, it will show my original DNS or I need to change it? ...
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How to prevent DNS Spoofing attacks with Tor?
This question is an extension of How does Tor handle DNS poisoning. After having read Introducing DNS Resolver for Tor and DNS security issues, I am a bit concerned about the riscs of using Tor (...
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Are .onion sites decentralized?
Blockchain technology has given rise to something called "decentralized domains" like .crypto that cannot be censored, nor rented (in the case of namebase.io), unlike DNS domains like .com ...
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How is a .onion URL resolved?
I am interested in how a .onion url is resolved to a server in the Tor network. In the normal internet there is DNS, which is not used on the Tor network. How does the name resolution work there?
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Temporary failure in name resolution
I keep getting dns errors when running scripts in the terminal. Normal dns resolving in the tor browser (and chromium) works as it is supposed to though. user@host:~$ ping google.de ping: google.de: ...
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Autodiscovery of Hidden Services Given a Domain or a Website
IPFS has DNSLink and Dat has .well-known/dat for the autodiscovery of the content on their networks given a domain name (or a website in Dat's case). So for instance, when a user visits http://...
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make a TOR url act like Alias in DNS
I have a onion domain private key and registered a clearnet website hosting on namecheap.com Now I want to make the onion domain work like alias to the clearnet url like the Alias DNS record. How ...
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How to find onion address?
Hello I'm newbie to onion protocol. Tor(Onion) protocol is basically consist of three nodes for my anonymity connection. However, in this point, we have to clarify HOW TO FIND ENTRY GUARD before ...
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Tor error "DNS resolving failed"
Tor is last version. When paste any .onion address I see this: ERROR: Not Found While trying to retrieve the URL http://site.onion/ (normal onion address, that actually works fine): DNS resolving ...