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fix setuo for using Tor on Firefox on Mac (#251)

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* fix setuo for using Tor on Firefox on Mac

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Matt Hill
2022-12-29 12:46:26 -07:00
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@@ -15,31 +15,7 @@ Configuring Firefox for Tor on Mac
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#. Now, if you've enabled Tor system-wide search for ``security.enterprise_roots.enabled`` and set the value to ``true``.
.. figure:: /_static/images/tor/enterprise_roots.png
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:alt: Firefox whitelist onions screenshot
#. Download a `Proxy Auto Config` file to inform Firefox how to use the Tor daemon running on your computer. You can get Start9's standard file by opening the ``Terminal`` App on your Mac. You can find it in your list of Applications. In the terminal, enter:
.. code-block::
brew install wget
And then:
.. code-block::
wget -P /usr/local/etc/tor https://registry.start9labs.com/sys/proxy.pac
On new (M1) Macs this directory may not exist. If so, use this command:
.. code-block::
wget -P /opt/homebrew/etc/tor https://registry.start9labs.com/sys/proxy.pac
#. Now, back in your Firefox web browser, select ``Settings`` from the right-hand hamburger menu:
#. Now go to the right-hand hamburger menu and select ``Settings``:
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#. This should open a menu that will allow you to configure your proxy settings. Select ``Automatic proxy configuration URL`` and paste in the path to your PAC file from earlier, prefixed with ``file://``. For example:
#. Check the option labeled ``Use System Proxy Settings``
.. code-block::
file:///usr/local/etc/tor/proxy.pac
or (depending on which command you entered in step 4):
.. code-block::
file:///opt/homebrew/bin/tor/proxy.pac
#. Then, check the box labeled ``Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5``:
#. Check the box labeled ``Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5``:
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@@ -71,4 +37,4 @@ Configuring Firefox for Tor on Mac
#. Click ``OK`` and then restart Firefox for the changes to take effect.
#. You're all set! You should now be able to navigate to ``.onion`` URLs in Firefox. This means you can access tor-only service :ref:`WebUIs <web-ui>`, such as Cups Messenger, and use your :ref:`Vaultwarden<vaultwarden>` Tor address in the `Bitwarden Firefox Plugin <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bitwarden-password-manager/>`_. You can test this by going to Start9's ``.onion`` homepage, `here <http://privacy34kn4ez3y3nijweec6w4g54i3g54sdv7r5mr6soma3w4begyd.onion/>`_.
#. You're all set! You should now be able to navigate to ``.onion`` URLs in Firefox. You can test this by going to Start9's ``.onion`` homepage, `here <http://privacy34kn4ez3y3nijweec6w4g54i3g54sdv7r5mr6soma3w4begyd.onion/>`_.