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Tor Bulk Exit Exporter Broken - check.torproject.org

2009-04-11 Thread Arrakis
http://check.torproject.org/cgi-bin/TorBulkExitList.py Reports error: Mod_python error: PythonHandler TorBulkExitList Traceback (most recent call last): File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py, line 299, in HandlerDispatch result = object(req) File

Re: tor-browser bundle on XP

2009-01-17 Thread Arrakis
Phobos et al, xB Browser installs giving a user a choice of two modes. The first is Tor, the second is the XeroBank network. xB Browser is included in the XeroBank Installer bundle which includes xB VPN and xB Mail as well. xB Browser, if Tor is installed, will just run Tor for it's

Re: tor-browser bundle on XP

2009-01-17 Thread Arrakis
this is nothing like the Torpark you remember. Steve Jacob Appelbaum wrote: Arrakis wrote: Phobos et al, xB Browser installs giving a user a choice of two modes. The first is Tor, the second is the XeroBank network. xB Browser is included in the XeroBank Installer bundle which

xB Browser now includes SSL MD5 blocking

2009-01-02 Thread Arrakis
xB Browser now detects and warns about certificate chains that use the MD5 algorithm for RSA signatures via popup, thanks to Philipp Gühring of CACert, and Márton Anka's SSL Blacklist. This release includes 60MB of 512, 1024, 2048, and 4096 bit certificate MD5 blacklists. XeroBank Installer

Re: Commercial tor offering?

2008-12-05 Thread Arrakis
Robert, At first glance your statement above could be taken to suggest that Onyx provides provably better anonymity than Tor. A second reading suggests that you are merely claiming Onyx deploys additional techniques that are regularly investigated for their anonymity properties, while at

Re: Commercial tor offering?

2008-12-05 Thread Arrakis
OgnenD, I think peer review exists in science (and technology) for a purpose. If there is only one analyst, maybe your claim holds. However, results in general need to be testable and reproducible by anyone, so that everyone can convince themselves in the validity of claims being made.

Re: Commercial tor offering?

2008-12-04 Thread Arrakis
Phobos, XeroBank's network doesn't use Tor. Common misnomer. But we did stay at a holiday inn express: XeroBank uses IPSec cascades and is distinguished by have additional anonymity features tor doesn't employ such as mixing, crowding optimization, channel multiplexing, traffic padding,

Privacy News Aggregator

2008-10-16 Thread Arrakis
Tor Community, We are working on a news aggregation website that will coalesce privacy related matters into a single rich-media website. That means technology, politics, business, finance, etc. as they relate to solely privacy, typically affecting the individual. We are looking for

Re: No torrc in xBBrowser

2008-08-26 Thread Arrakis
is not necessarily a square. Arrakis M. Peterson wrote: cool, XB = Tor, and Tor has changed to XB. On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 10:36 PM, Arrakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We've just uploaded the XeroBank 2.8.8.15 installer. It includes xB Browser 2.0.0.16a, and the full source and library and tools

Re: xB Mail: Anonymous Email Client

2008-08-21 Thread Arrakis
to discuss the implications of sending mail over tor so I can produce actual software that real people can use, and you're here for some reason other than that. Pardon me if I don't allow you to undermine my purpose. Arrakis

Re: Paid performance-tor option?

2008-08-20 Thread Arrakis
were. For the specifics, we are interested in those columns I pointed out, as those are directly related to internet privacy. The rest are areas that are outside the scope of our threat model. Arrakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Arrakis: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: macintoshzoom: Sorry

xB Mail: Anonymous Email Client

2008-08-20 Thread Arrakis
the better. Arrakis

Re: xB Mail: Anonymous Email Client

2008-08-20 Thread Arrakis
seriously consider uploading your consciousness to the google collective. Kind Regards, Arrakis P.S. Privacy enhancing technologies are a young science. Who knows, some people might appreciate such a license... http://www.securityfocus.com/news/6779 http://blogs.stopbadware.org/articles/2007/09

Re: Paid performance-tor option?

2008-08-19 Thread Arrakis
Roy, Free, no strings attached. Naturally I cannot disclose what specific organizations we work with, as that would be counter-intuitive to privacy protection. Here is one offer, currently, just take a look for yourself: http://xerobank.com/olympics.php We'll consider others on a case

Re: Paid performance-tor option?

2008-08-18 Thread Arrakis
Mac, For high bandwidth in addition to low latency, you are correct that commercial anonymity is the only option. However there are a lot of issues with commercial anonymity, and anonymity that is not purely P2P designed. These issues can result in worse privacy if you don't pay attention to the

Re: No torrc in xBBrowser

2008-08-15 Thread Arrakis
We've just uploaded the XeroBank 2.8.8.15 installer. It includes xB Browser 2.0.0.16a, and the full source and library and tools. Just install NSIS, put the plugins in the plugin directory, and run make.bat to compile your own xB Browser and xB VPN and/or installer to pack them both. Naturally

Re: The pirate bay, torrent and TOR

2008-08-15 Thread Arrakis
Kyle Can you get uTorrent to work if you change the tld of address to .something ? How is the filtering taking place? Steve Kyle Williams wrote: On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Teddy Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2008-08-15 at 12:33 -0600, Kasimir Gabert wrote: On Fri, Aug 15,

Re: No torrc in xBBrowser

2008-08-14 Thread Arrakis
Curious, If you just download the source code from the xb browser page, you get all the build requirements and library and source, and even another program to configure it for tor to dump in the commands you would use in the torrc. Essentially the xB Config program parses and writes INI

Re: SPD talk: Simulating a Global Passive Adversary for Attacking Tor-like Anonymity Systems?

2008-06-12 Thread Arrakis
So this attack is nothing to worry about? It is just FUD? Was it done on a private Tor network (as is my assumption)? If you read the slides, you will see it appears the nodes in the attack were real. Maybe they just named them that way for humor, however how funny is it that one of the nodes

Re: How are hackers breaking Tor and trojan users?

2008-06-10 Thread Arrakis
Yes, it can be done. If the talk is accepted at DefCon, it will be demonstrated live. MadAtTorHackers wrote: I read that hackers are breaking Tor and turning into a trojan/rootkit? Is this possible? How can they do this? In post:

Re: How are hackers breaking Tor and trojan users?

2008-06-10 Thread Arrakis
Foxyproxy+Polipo+Tor will not be immune. xB Machine and JanusVM will be immune to the attack. Steve Florian Reitmeir wrote: On Tue, 10 Jun 2008, MadAtTorHackers wrote: Is there a safe Tor Virtual Machine to use? as always.. define what is safe. For me, Foxyproxy+Polipo+Tor is enough.

Re: How are hackers breaking Tor and trojan users?

2008-06-10 Thread Arrakis
versions and have not informed Tor developers of details yet?? I would hope DefCon does not accept presenters having such ethics. On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:50:10PM -0500, Arrakis wrote: Yes, it can be done. If the talk is accepted at DefCon, it will be demonstrated live. MadAtTorHackers wrote

Re: How are hackers breaking Tor and trojan users?

2008-06-10 Thread Arrakis
Phobos, et al, I don't see what Xerobank could gain from devaluing the software they rely upon for their product. Exactly. This is hopefully going to make tor stronger and raise awareness about proper implementation regarding the OSI model. Unfortunately it pushes most tor-related software

xB Machine OS 0.9 Beta Released

2008-05-06 Thread Arrakis
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 xB Machine 0.9 Beta is now available for download. For those of you unaware, it is the security hardened next-gen anon OS. This package is ~400MB. The 4GB of source code will be made available via torrent file when the official version is released in

Re: Tor and Firefox 3

2008-03-14 Thread Arrakis
Howdy Roger, I thought the original question was asking about an alternative to torbutton. No plans to include torbutton in future versions of xB Browser. The reason we took it out is because it is counter-intuitive to user behaviors. Most users don't want a browser for both anonymous and

Re: Tor and Firefox 3

2008-03-13 Thread Arrakis
We'll be releasing a version of xB Browser using the firefox 3 core after more stability testing. Otherwise, your Firefox 2 solution is xB Browser: http://xerobank.com/xB_Browser.html Rochester TOR Admin wrote: Not a helpful response but I wanted to second that request.

Re: Tor and Firefox 3

2008-03-13 Thread Arrakis
The current configuration can use either the Tor or the XB network. Does that not satisfy the request? Steve Rochester TOR Admin wrote: Yes, XeroBank's Browser is based on Tor [it used to be called TorPark] but it also uses their own XeroBank network which is a privatized anonymity network.

Re: Tor and Firefox 3

2008-03-13 Thread Arrakis
XeroBank's network is not based off onion routing, although we do have a private onion routing network that isn't available to the public yet. It uses 2-hop relay traffic over TLS, as 2 hops are unneeded in a single trust domain, unless you want to do some extra country hopping. The XeroBank

Re: xB Browser 2.0.0.12b pre

2008-03-09 Thread Arrakis
I haven't seen anything back from you yet, so I'll just pre-empt some things you may want to know about the upcoming release. Currently XeroBank is officially scheduled to release their personal privacy services at the end of March. For personal services, we are going to offer VPN access into

Re: xB Browser 2.0.0.12b pre

2008-03-08 Thread Arrakis
but do you know what the status of the xerobank project/company is? On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Arrakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Moved throbber into splash screen Automatic flash cookie removal Auto-updater with gpg signature verification Latest Tor build Minor bug fixes Enhanced firefox control

correction

2008-02-04 Thread Arrakis
Download Installer here: http://update.xerobank.com/distro/XeroBank/xB-Browser_latest.exe http://update.xerobank.com/distro/XeroBank/xB-Browser_2.0.0.11a.exe.sig Source: http://update.xerobank.com/distro/XeroBank/source/xBB_source_2.0.0.11a.zip

xB Browser automated build process

2007-12-10 Thread Arrakis
Now anyone can run the automated build process and build an xB Browser installation pack themselves. I wrote the make script in batch language. This current make automatically downloads the latest firefox from mozilla, verifies the signatures, and unpacks it. In the future, when the tor win32

Re: Reducing java leakage in windows

2007-12-04 Thread Arrakis
://metasploit.com/research/misc/decloak/ --- Arrakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It appears that Java attacks for causing external IP data to be leaked can be mitigated to some good degree. The upshot is that you can now run Java applets that even when attempting to phone home directly (revealing

Re: Reducing java leakage in windows

2007-12-03 Thread Arrakis
Okay pause. We need to distinguish here because ya'll are talking about different terms. Internal network IP (192.168.x.x, etc), external IP (your public IP address), and DNS requests (locally vs remote through socks). The internal network IP probably isn't a terribly valuable piece of

Re: Reducing java leakage in windows

2007-12-03 Thread Arrakis
I can confirm that this code does indeed expose the external IP address, despite the setting in JCP/deployment.properties. James Muir wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 11:35:49PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote 0.9K bytes in 21 lines about: : I remember these tests. I

Re: Reducing java leakage in windows

2007-12-02 Thread Arrakis
be cornered in, but most seem to be. Regarding DNS, well that is again another issue to be looked at, unfortunately. Steve James Muir wrote: Arrakis wrote: It appears that Java attacks for causing external IP data to be leaked can be mitigated to some good degree. The upshot is that you can now run

Re: Soliciting Opinions on xB Browser How To Build doc

2007-11-17 Thread Arrakis
How about instead of Make, we use Scons? It should be easier for people to read and modify. Additionally, for the list of tor 3rd party devs... I figured out how to implement the (more) secure persistent settings in firefox. This will be useful for others trying a similar approach to xB Browser.

Soliciting Opinions on xB Browser How To Build doc

2007-11-15 Thread Arrakis
Greetings, We've rewritten xB Browser to version 2.0.0.9/10 and are about to introduce some new functionality to it. I thought this would be a lovely time to take a step back and acquiesce to some prior requests for a doc on how to build xB Browser from scratch. I've got some questions, and

A question of preferences

2007-11-15 Thread Arrakis
I'm writing the preferences for the xB Browser, and I've been thinking about the problem of users who are smart enough to be dangerous to themselves. I'm talking about those that jump into the proxy settings and think they are speeding things up by changing to a direct connection or auto-detect.

Re: court trial against me - the outcome

2007-11-15 Thread Arrakis
I actually know of such a company that is interested in supplying tor legal insurance in DE. Is anyone interested? Steve linux wrote: There is already a thread about this organization/fund. I am watching it carefully because I am interested. It looks for like like we need a legal costs

Re: Soliciting Opinions on xB Browser How To Build doc

2007-11-15 Thread Arrakis
direction. Steve Jacob Appelbaum wrote: Arrakis wrote: Greetings, We've rewritten xB Browser to version 2.0.0.9/10 and are about to introduce some new functionality to it. I thought this would be a lovely time to take a step back and acquiesce to some prior requests for a doc on how

Re: Soliciting Opinions on xB Browser How To Build doc

2007-11-15 Thread Arrakis
can keep it win32. But if we had to, we could probably build in in nix. And you're right about the default file issue. Just a method of preference but it would be nice if our distro hash was the same as our build hash. Steve Jacob Appelbaum wrote: Arrakis wrote: Jacob, This might be able

Re: Firefox IPv6 Anonymity bypass

2007-10-26 Thread Arrakis
Greetings and welcome to 2006! 3, Steve Excerpt from How To Create Torpark Step 31. set as follows: noscript.notify.hideDelay = 30 noscript.statusIcon = false network.dns.disableIPv6 = true ; ipv6 addresses fail through tor. network.proxy.socks_remote_dns = true

xB Browser 2.0.0.8a push

2007-10-23 Thread Arrakis
- New Installer for Windows - Creates Desktop/Start Menu Icons - 10MB including archives - Can Register for free xB account - xB Members can upgrade via their Trans ID - Enhanced Windows Vista compatibility - Firefox 2.0.0.8 - Tor 0.1.2.17 - Addons all updated - New Password Addon -

Re: About HTTP 1.1 Cache

2007-09-21 Thread Arrakis
We call this xB Browser. 3 Steve Alexander W. Janssen wrote: The easiest solution would be just using different browser-profiles and run them simultaneously. One for Tor, one for everything else. Cheers, Alex.

Re: Load Balancing

2007-09-21 Thread Arrakis
Alex, That is exactly the distinction I am looking for. Does Tor care about the destination of the TCP request, when deciding to make a new circuit, and thus will use one because it is already dirtied by that domain? Steve Alexander W. Janssen wrote: However, considering your question... It

Re: About HTTP 1.1 Cache

2007-09-21 Thread Arrakis
and have them be separate processes with separate configurations. Cheers- -Andy Arrakis wrote: Kyle You could if you want to recompile. Now I'm about to release xBB 2.0.0.7, and my concern about that is if the user can't tell the difference, visually, between Firefox and xB Browser. I can

Re: Careful, you.re being watched.

2007-09-06 Thread Arrakis
Report comes back that this is hosted from Taipei, Taiwan. Comes back negative for viruses, scanned against 13 popular virus scanners. Time to run it in a VM and capture the activity, if it even executes... Steve Kyle Williams wrote: I just found this myself and am digging into it

Re: Careful, you.re being watched.

2007-09-06 Thread Arrakis
Ran it against a bunch more scanners and came up with a suspicious payload. F-Secure refers to it as Tibs.gen134, Sophos as Mal/Dorf-E, etc, but just because it is suspicious doesn't mean anything definitive. Other than, it probably isn't tor since it is 1/20th the size.

Re: what's with Torpark?

2007-08-22 Thread Arrakis
Eugen, Torpark was rebranded to xB Browser. It is still free and open source as per usual. In addition, we have released a new free software called xB Machine, a secure virtual workstation. This should explain it: http://xerobank.com/torrify.html Steve Eugen Leitl wrote: I've been out of the

Re: FireGPG

2007-08-15 Thread Arrakis
When do you use it? On what websites? Kyle Williams wrote: I use it, and I like it. On 8/15/07, Arrakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saw it. Thought about it. Matej Kovacic wrote: Hi, check this out: http://firegpg.tuxfamily.org/ Useful in cobination with Tor button. bye, Matej

Introducing xB Machine - The Secure Virtual Workstation

2007-08-10 Thread Arrakis
xB Machine v0.2.2 DEVELOPMENT PRE-RELEASE(370MB) DOWNLOAD HERE: http://update.xerobank.com/beta/xBVM-0.02.2.zip xB Machine is a virtual machine built on the Gentoo platform, and is designed to provide a strong IP leak-resistant system and network design, hardened security against local attacks,

Re: flash in a stand-alone player

2007-07-26 Thread Arrakis
The question is if the stand-alone player, just like regular flash player, phones home without regard to your proxy settings. Or you could just wait till xB Machine is released on August 3rd and never worry about it again. Steve Topletz scar wrote: OK, we all know the threats of watching flash

Re: End of ROCKate soon

2007-07-06 Thread Arrakis
Benjamin, Sorry to hear you won't be keeping up on the ROCKate and have been forced to succumb to Germany's turn. I expect more such tor-related shutdowns among fear and legislation. I'll be picking up the slack shortly, so no worries. A development release

Re: Tor Privacy Live CD by the Tor Team

2007-06-21 Thread Arrakis
JT, XeroBank has such a VM that will be released August 3rd, called xB Machine. The system is encrypted, except for the kernel, and it is incapable of leaking true IP data. It can also remotely mount encrypted filesystems. Regards, Steve JT wrote: Hi, is it now possible to offer an openBSD

Re: What will happen to Tor after the new German data retention law takes effect?

2007-06-14 Thread Arrakis
JT Expect crickets. The fines will be 500,000 Euro + 2 years prison for disobeying, I've heard. Pretty outrageous, considering Germany is such a strong proponent for privacy. XeroBank has a solution we are hoping we won't have to implement, but it will allow Tor nodes to continue to operate in

Re[2]: [ANNOUNCE] ROCKate Tor LiveCD V0.3.1

2007-05-17 Thread Arrakis
I'm excited. I'll check this out tonight. Last time I tried to download the link was dead. Regards, Arrakis Hi List. I fully expect everyone to ridicule me for the ChangeLog of the just released ROCKate 0.3.1: ChangeLog: * added various fixes to make the nifty 0.3 features work

Re: Please add to download section of homepage

2007-03-29 Thread Arrakis
JT, 1) This could potentially break some websites that rely on ref link. I've let users decide by putting in an extension that allows them to play with this. 2) Why? 3) Torpark users can already set what they want their useragent to be, via an extension. Regards, Arrakis Hi, could you

Tor project images

2007-03-27 Thread Arrakis
Does anyone here know if these photos are licensed or who owns the copyright? http://tor.eff.org/images/htw1.png http://tor.eff.org/images/htw2.png http://tor.eff.org/images/htw3.png Regards, Steve

Re[2]: Ultimate solution

2007-03-27 Thread Arrakis
node you could use to access it, you could simply do torrify.com.onion... a simple naming convention. Regards, Arrakis It sounds to me like we need: 1. Absolutely easy to use client software that automatically acts as a router/server -- Needs to determine the lower (upstream) bandwidth

Re[2]: Ultimate solution

2007-03-26 Thread Arrakis
Paul and Michael, Correct. Apparently when something is free of charge whatever, and yours to do with what you wish unless you are unethical, we call that arrakis-free or free as in arrakis. And to Kasimir, the license has been updated, and definitions are forthcoming. Regards, Steve

Re: Anonymity through decentralization (was Re: Ultimate solution)

2007-03-26 Thread Arrakis
how onion routing works? I've been toying with the idea of putting one together. Regards, Arrakis On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 09:57:20AM -0600, Arrakis wrote: 2) Torpark is not commercial, it is totally free and open source. We simply offer an upgrade to get higher speeds than the tor network can

Re[2]: Ultimate solution

2007-03-25 Thread Arrakis
JT, I wrote Torpark, so let me respond to your points. 1) Torpark is only for windows at the moment, it will be available for Mac and Linux shortly. 2) Torpark is not commercial, it is totally free and open source. We simply offer an upgrade to get higher speeds than the tor network can

Re[4]: Ultimate solution

2007-03-25 Thread Arrakis
Nick, You are right. We don't allow governments to subvert our software, commercial competitors, or people to install spyware and redistributed that way. Saying free and open-source software isn't Free and Open Source is giving in to a combination of semantics and snobbery of licensing. It

Re[2]: Free Software and Torpark (was: Ultimate solution)

2007-03-25 Thread Arrakis
Fabian et al, The terms free software and open source software have been around for a while and so has there meaning. No one said Torpark wasn't delivered free of charge or that its source wasn't open for review. Torpark's license just doesn't give the user enough rights to call Torpark

Re[2]: Ultimate solution

2007-03-25 Thread Arrakis
Michael, Well that sounds good in theory, and admittedly I don't know enough about scripting languages to say it can't be done. But it does occur to me that the SM would have to be very intelligent to know that the harmless X, Y, and Z parts of the script form a dangerous whole. I think that

Re[2]: Free Software and Torpark (was: Ultimate solution)

2007-03-25 Thread Arrakis
I'll address these issues since you didn't feel it was necessary to read the followups on the thread you posted: 1) tor devs are not qualified to review the code. Shava Nerad of the Tor project asked me to refer someone to do QA on 3rd party win32 apps for the Tor project, which I did. Will it

Re[2]: tor log file function

2006-12-14 Thread Arrakis
Roger, Nick, et al I am pleased to report that `tor log notice file log.txt` works perfectly under Windows XP. Thank you for your quick response, Steve