If you have compiled SWORD with libcurl support for its transport, you can just leverage built in SOCKS support in libcurl. I don't know how you'd do this in a mobile app (you probably would need to expose it to the user in your UI), but it should work transparently to the user once the environment variables are set.
https://blog.emacsos.com/use-socks5-proxy-in-curl.html --Greg On Sun, Sep 1, 2024, 12:58 Tobias Klein <cont...@tklein.info> wrote: > Thank you, Jaak and David, > > I have passed on your feedback to the user. > > See > > https://github.com/ezra-bible-app/ezra-bible-app/discussions/1093#discussioncomment-10512596 > > Best regards, > Tobias > > On 8/31/24 5:29 PM, Jaak Ristioja wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm assuming your SOCKS5 traffic flows through a sufficiently > > encrypted network tunnel. > > > > For Linux, there are programs which allow to run other programs and > > direct their network traffic to some SOCKS5 proxy, e.g. proxychains-ng: > > > > https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/ > > > > On Debian, Ubuntu and their derivates one can likely install it by using > > > > sudo apt-get install proxychains4 > > > > Proxychains-ng needs to be configured via /etc/proxychains.conf, > > ~/.proxychains/proxychains.conf or proxychains.conf in the current > > working directory unless the -f command line option is used to specify > > a different location. After configuration, one should be able to run > > programs via commands like > > > > proxychains4 your_program --with=any arguments > > > > However, the problem with such tools is that they might not always > > work as intended. For example when network traffic flows via paths > > which tools like proxychains-ng do not know to intercept. Fpr example, > > this is sometimes the case for DNS traffic (hostname to IP address > > lookups) which is sometimes handled via external programs (e.g. DNS > > cache service on local machine). So be sure to always thorougly test > > (e.g. using network traffic analysis) whether this actually works > > properly before actual use, and that nothing leaks. And test again > > after ANY software updates or configuration changes. So be VERY VERY > > CAREFUL when using things like proxychains-ng. > > > > A safer option might be to use something like Tails, a Debian Linux > > based operating system which forces all programs to network over a > > local SOCKS proxy providing Tor. It might be possible to configure > > Tails to use some other SOCKS5 proxy as well. > > > > Regarding Tor, please note that in its simplest configuration Tor > > attempts to connect to public Tor relays, making it possible for > > eavesdroppers to detect Tor usage. A way around this (as suggested by > > the Tor project) is to use (private) Tor bridges which use domain > > fronting, traffic obfuscation and similar tricks. You might also find > > some of these technologies useful for the tunneling the SOCKS5 traffic. > > > > > > Best regards, > > Jaak > > > > > > PS: All security technologies and their implementations, including > > proxychains-ng, Tails and Tor, have their weak points. So take care > > when evaluating their fitness for your particular purpose. > > > > > > On 31.08.24 14:20, Tobias Klein wrote: > >> Hi Troy and all, > >> > >> One of the Ezra users has asked the following: > >> > >> > >> The websites for updating modules and downloading Bibles are either > >> inaccessible or subject to censorship for people living in countries > >> that restrict internet access. > >> > >> Could the program be updated to support setting up a SOCKS5 or HTTP > >> proxy, allowing users to access the internet through a proxy? > >> > >> > >> > >> How do you assess this request from a SWORD library perspective? > >> > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Tobias > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > >> http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > >> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > > > > _______________________________________________ > > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > > http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >
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