[OTR-users] using TOR + socks with OTR + Pidgin

[Jurre van Bergen]

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On 01/06/2014 04:08 PM, e-letter wrote:
> (https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2012-November/002133.html):
>> australia111 at hushmail.com:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Anyone know how to use TOR + socks  with Pidgin + OTR ?
>>> Can it be done?
>>>
>>
>> This website has a reasonable guide:
>>
>>   https://help.riseup.net/en/pidgin
>>
>> Current versions of Pidgin have a proxy type called "Tor/privacy proxy"
>> - simply enter the SOCKS proxy information (eg: 127.0.0.1 on port 9050 )
>
> The guide does not indicate where the sign-in credential originate.
>
> According to torsocks, pidgin can be used with:
>
> usewithtor pidgin
>
> and the pidgin connection setting is 'no proxy' in which case, there
> does not seem to be a need to configure pidgin socks settings?
>

Actually. I wouldn't recommend using Pidgin with 'usewithtor'. The
latest versions of Pidgin has a very specific functionality build in to
handle DNS leaks over Tor! As can be seen in this screenshot I took:
http://i.imgur.com/trUwsi9.png

If you want to connect to a hidden service, for example the
jabber.ccc.de hidden service I use the following configuration:
http://i.imgur.com/33lsZEY.png

I hope this helps.

All the best,
Jurre


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