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Tor Bridge

• Platforms
  • Desktops
  • Android
  • iOS

Desktops

1. Download the Tor Browser Bundle for your platform of choice. The Obfsproxy obfs4 pluggable transport that it includes will let you use the Tor network even if your ISP is actively performing Deep Packet Inspection in an attempt to block all Tor traffic.
2. Launch the Tor Browser Bundle.
3. Click the Configure button underneath the text that says I need to configure bridge, firewall, or proxy settings.
4. Answer Yes to Does your Internet Service Provider (ISP) block or otherwise censor connections to the Tor Network?

5. Choose the Enter custom bridges option, and paste the following information into the text box:

    obfs4 95.217.93.216:9443 5EB4147529C4A4FAD47D70EA8522B39BAD20D14D cert=DYg2VZGvEGHxwHDJxSCNvzP1TVsPNuKMhdwGkFJmh/1S1Pmbq5tGH2eFlJwgyiENGgPdOw iat-mode=0
   

6. Answer the Local Proxy Configuration question. In most cases the answer will be No.
7. Click Connect.

You are ready to go! Tor has connected to the HelpCradle bridge server, and your encrypted Tor traffic is completely obscured by obfsproxy so it doesn't look like Tor traffic at all!

Android

1. Download Orbot and launch it.
2. Tap the Menu button.
3. Tap QR Codes.
4. Tap Scan BridgeQR.

5. Scan the following QR code. This will automatically configure Orbot to connect to this server using the obfs4 pluggable transport:

   

6. You must restart Orbot in order for the changes to take effect. Tap the Menu button, select Exit, and launch Orbot again.
7. Long press on the power button to activate Orbot.

Great! Orbot has connected to the HelpCradle bridge server!

You are now ready to configure Twitter and Firefox to route their traffic through Orbot.

Configuring Twitter for Android to use Orbot

1. Open Twitter.
2. Tap the three dots in the upper-right of the screen to open the menu.
3. Choose Settings.
4. Tap General.
5. Tap Proxy.
6. Check the Enable HTTP Proxy checkbox.
7. Tap Proxy Host and enter 127.0.0.1.
8. Tap Proxy Port and enter 8118.

Configuring Firefox for Android to use Orbot

1. Open Firefox.
2. Type about:config into the address bar and tap the Go button on your keyboard.
3. Type proxy into the search box.
4. Set the value of network.proxy.socks to 127.0.0.1.
5. Set the value of network.proxy.socks_port to 9050.
6. Set the value of network.proxy.socks_remote_dns to true.
7. Set the value of network.proxy.type to 1.

iOS

1. Download Onion Browser and launch it.
2. Tap the menu button on the bottom of the screen and choose Browser Settings.
3. Scroll to the bottom and tap Configure Bridges
4. Tap Enter Custom Bridges.
5. Tap the camera icon in the lower-right corner. You may need to enable camera access for Onion Browser in your iOS Settings.

6. Scan the following QR code. This will automatically configure Onion Browser to connect to this server using the obfs4 pluggable transport:

   

7. Tap OK when the confirmation is displayed.
8. Tap Save.
9. Tap Restart app.
10. Relaunch the application. If you successfully connect, the HelpCradle bridge is working correctly, and your connection is obscured by the obfs4 pluggable transport so it doesn't look like Tor traffic at all!