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I want to try and use TOR as HTTP proxy, and not SOCKS proxy.
I have issues, where the destination blocks SOCKS and I want to try to check it with HTTP proxy instead.
I did not find any solution for running tor as HTTP proxy.
Thanks.
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SOCKS5 is an Internet protocol used by Tor. It sends the traffic through the Tor network instead of sending it from your IP address into the open network. It is a general purpose proxy that sits at the layer 5 of the OSI model and uses the tunneling method.
HTTP proxies are high-level proxies usually designed for a specific protocol. While this means you get better connection speeds, they're not nearly as flexible and secure as SOCKS proxies. SOCKS proxies are low-level proxies that can handle any program or protocol and any traffic without limitations.
To check the status of a SOCKS proxy serverRight-click the name of the proxy server you want to check. Then select Update Proxy Server Status from the pop-up menu. The Application Server "pings" the SOCKS proxy server and displays a return status message in the right pane of the Infrastructure Management window.
The easiest way is to add HTTPTunnelPort 9080 line in your /etc/tor/torrc file.
After that you'll have localhost:9080 socket open and you can set http_proxy=http://localhost:9080 environment variable to tell applications to use it.
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