GetTor

Introduction

Tor2web implements a GetTor in order to simplify the user adoption of the Tor Browser Bundle (TBB) to the maximum. Thanks to the feature, to the user requesting a special URL, Tor2web provides automagically a TBB for the user Operatin System and already localized in the user language detected. The feature has been build thanks to discussions with Amnesty International that supported the research on this field.

How to use it

In order to use the feature a user has simply to click on a link to a Tor2web instance at the /gettor url, e.g.: https://demo.globaleaks.org/gettor

Requirements

In order to be activate the Tor2web instance should have enabled GetTor by config:

disable_gettor = False

by default each Tor2web instance enable the feature if not explicitly disabled.

Acknowledgements

Tor2web GetTor has been done in cooperation with ilv working on the Tor Project's GetTor that have a broader goal to distribute Tor Browser trough different media (e.g, Dropbox, Twitter, etc).

The ticket implementing GettTor is 168 and 202