VPN + Tor may also be useful if you're on a connection where you definitely don't want your local ISP (or perhaps someone else on/with access to the same network) to see that you're using Tor.
In this case, the ISP may not be a BT or a Verizon, but a hotel wireless provider, employer, starbucks etc. In that instance, the local ISP might also object to a VPN, of course, but generally speaking a VPN (or an SSH tunnel) is generally seen as 'OK'. What you're doing there, though, is shifting the trust you'd normally have for your/an ISP to the VPN provider which may or may not prove wise in the long run. On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Bill Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > This image explains VPN + tor quite well; > > https://vigilantcanuck.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/vpn-tor.png > > IMO this setup is a pretty sensible idea given the recent de-anonymisation > attacks (e.g. CMU). If your Tor connection gets comprimised, all the Feds > have (hopefully) is your VPN IP. > > The best way to set this up is VPN at a router level (e.g. > http://wiki.hidemyass.com/OpenWRT_OpenVPN_Setup), then run Tails or Tor > browser on your laptop. > > > On 30/01/15 10:15, Cyrus wrote: > >> Squeak: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Relative newbie here, and I was wondering if someone could help me with >>> something please. I keep seeing people describing connections to the Tor >>> and is VPN connections in the following two ways: >>> >>> Tor -> VPN >>> VPN -> Tor >>> >>> So if I fire up Tunnelblick, connect to my VPN provider and then open >>> TBB which of the above does this describe? And also, is there a >>> recommended way of connecting these two technologies? >>> >> You connect to Tor through the VPN in this case. >> >> PC <=> Internet <=> VPN server <=> Internet <=> Tor Network <=> Internet >> >> Another thing I've noticed is in the Tunnelblick client that there is an >>> option to connect to a Socks5 proxy, this suggests to me that I can send >>> the VPN connection through the Tor network. But I am confused as to why >>> one would want to do this, and what the benefits/disadvantages might be? >>> >> If you don't want a log of your actual IP, doing this would be a >> benefit. Though if they already have logged where you are once as a >> customer, the point of this is moot. If you had a different account, you >> could then use the VPN anonymously. >> >>> Really appreciate any help you guys could give me! >>> >>> Squeak >>> >>> >>> >>> > -- > -- > High quality Shiba Inu at the right price! Quality dogs for over 15 years! > > > -- > tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change other settings go to > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > -- Ben Tasker https://www.bentasker.co.uk <http://www.bentasker.co.uk> -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
