1 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:11,238 Welcome to another 12pm Tutorial. 2 00:00:11,238 --> 00:00:15,042 This tutorial will teach you how to access the Tor relay network in an area where 3 00:00:15,042 --> 00:00:19,644 Tor has been blocked by connecting to a “Tor Bridge Relay.” 4 00:00:19,644 --> 00:00:25,542 Tor Bridge Relays, also referred to simply as “Bridges”, are relays that are not 5 00:00:25,542 --> 00:00:28,167 publicly listed in the Tor network. 6 00:00:28,167 --> 00:00:33,042 This makes them ideal for reconnecting to the Tor Network if it has blocked in your 7 00:00:33,042 --> 00:00:34,644 area. 8 00:00:34,644 --> 00:00:39,625 Now that you know what the Bridge Relays are, let me show you how to use them. 9 00:00:39,625 --> 00:00:43,500 First, make sure you have the Tor Software installed on your computer. 10 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:48,417 Having access to a bridge relay without the Tor software isn’t going to help anybody. 11 00:00:48,417 --> 00:00:52,917 If you need to know how to download and install Tor, you can view my “How to Use 12 00:00:52,917 --> 00:01:01,765 Tor” tutorial at http://bit.ly/9uD3N9 13 00:01:01,765 --> 00:01:09,799 Once you have the software you can go to www.torproject.org/bridges to read about 14 00:01:09,799 --> 00:01:12,708 using bridge relays to access Tor. 15 00:01:12,708 --> 00:01:15,093 Let’s go there now. 16 00:01:15,093 --> 00:01:18,855 Go ahead and take a moment to read over the information on this page. 17 00:01:18,855 --> 00:01:22,625 Once you’re ready to move on with the tutorial, minimize your browser and start 18 00:01:22,625 --> 00:01:34,087 the Tor software. 19 00:01:34,087 --> 00:01:37,417 Go to settings. 20 00:01:37,417 --> 00:01:39,458 Click the network tab. 21 00:01:39,458 --> 00:01:45,042 Now check the box that says “My ISP blocks connections to the Tor network” and a 22 00:01:45,042 --> 00:01:49,041 Dialog box called “Add a Bridge:” will appear. 23 00:01:49,041 --> 00:01:52,000 This box is where you will type in bridges and where you will see all the 24 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,638 bridges you have added. 25 00:01:53,638 --> 00:01:56,936 It is always better to have more bridges because the more you have the less chance 26 00:01:56,936 --> 00:02:02,208 you will be disconnected from the Tor service if one of the bridges is blocked. 27 00:02:02,208 --> 00:02:07,106 The simplest way to get a Tor bridge is to click the button “Find Bridges Now”. 28 00:02:07,106 --> 00:02:10,625 Another simple way to get a Tor bridge is to open your web browser and go to 29 00:02:10,625 --> 00:02:20,388 https://bridges.torproject.org/. 30 00:02:20,388 --> 00:02:25,000 The bridges listed here will change every couple of days in order to allow access to 31 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,458 the Tor network after these get blocked. 32 00:02:28,458 --> 00:02:32,333 The last way to get a list of Tor bridges is to open up a Gmail account and use it to 33 00:02:32,333 --> 00:02:38,750 send an email to bridges@torproject.org with “get bridges” in the subject line. 34 00:02:38,750 --> 00:02:42,458 It is important to remember that Tor will only send bridge relays to people who 35 00:02:42,458 --> 00:02:47,333 send this request from Gmail. This is Tor’s way of minimizing the number of relays 36 00:02:47,333 --> 00:02:52,250 that get blocked by securing the information behind Gmail’s standard HTTPS 37 00:02:52,250 --> 00:02:53,750 encryption. 38 00:02:53,750 --> 00:02:59,500 Check your inbox a few minutes after the email is sent and you will have received an 39 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:03,438 email from Tor with a number of bridge relays. 40 00:03:03,438 --> 00:03:13,667 Copy and paste each of these relays into the “Add a bridge” dialogue box and click 41 00:03:13,667 --> 00:03:18,625 the green plus sign to add the bridge to the rest of the list. Tor will automatically 42 00:03:18,625 --> 00:03:24,083 use these relays to access Tor so long as you have a checkmark next to “My ISP 43 00:03:24,083 --> 00:03:28,125 blocks connections to the Tor network.” 44 00:03:28,125 --> 00:03:32,167 Once you’re done adding relays, click ok. 45 00:03:32,167 --> 99:59:59,999 Now you know how to use Bridge Relays to Access Tor.