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author | David Kalnischkies <david@kalnischkies.de> | 2016-08-26 13:10:21 +0200 |
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committer | David Kalnischkies <david@kalnischkies.de> | 2016-10-01 18:04:07 +0200 |
commit | 4fd28571663f5116f3efdc864ae3439aec21560f (patch) | |
tree | cdd81ea06f0218f2785ccdf33c95049f58dec2fa | |
parent | a48fa02122a62d92dffae0c7ece1519a3067a2d9 (diff) |
add pointers to repository onion services to README
The README can't be an authoritive listing of onion services, but by
giving some examples and providing pointers to sources more people might
find the information that there are in fact many repositories available
as an onion service providing an encouragement to use them if needed.
-rw-r--r-- | README.md | 29 |
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -16,12 +16,39 @@ appropriately for your system: Note the use of httpredir.debian.org so that a mirror close to your exit node will be automatically chosen. -Alternatively, if you have the Tor hidden service address of a Debian +Alternatively, if you have the Tor onion service address of a Debian mirror, you can use that: deb tor+http://<long string>.onion/debian unstable main deb-src tor+http://<long string>.onion/debian unstable main +## APT repositories as onion services + +While apt sends no directly identifying information to mirrors the download of +metadata like the Translation files as well as individual package names can +potentially reveal information about a user an adversary could observe. +If this is a concern, some APT repositories are available as onion services +which means the information doesn't leave the Tor network via an exit node: + +Debian Project: [Complete List](https://onion.debian.org) [Announcement](https://bits.debian.org/2016/08/debian-and-tor-services-available-as-onion-services.html) + + * ftp.debian.org: tor+http://vwakviie2ienjx6t.onion/ + * security.debian.org: tor+http://sgvtcaew4bxjd7ln.onion/ + * people.debian.org: tor+http://hd37oiauf5uoz7gg.onion/ + * mozilla.debian.net: tor+http://fkbjngvraoici6k7.onion/ + * debug.mirrors.debian.org: tor+http://ktqxbqrhg5ai2c7f.onion/ + * incoming.debian.org: tor+http://oscbw3h7wrfxqi4m.onion/ + * ftp.ports.debian.org: tor+http://nbybwh4atabu6xq3.onion/ + * incoming.ports.debian.org: tor+http://vyrxto4jsgoxvilf.onion/ + +Tor Project: [Complete List](https://onion.torproject.org/) [Announcement](https://blog.torproject.org/blog/debian-and-tor-services-available-onion-services) + + * deb.torproject.org: tor+http://sdscoq7snqtznauu.onion/ + +Note that this list might not be current: Verify before use! The list is +provided only to showcase that many commonly used repositories are already +available as an onion service. + ## Configuration Most users should not need to adjust SOCKS settings. |