[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.01,0:00:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to another 12pm Tutorial. Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.24,0:00:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This tutorial will teach you how to access the Tor relay network in an area where Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.04,0:00:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tor has been blocked by connecting to a “Tor Bridge Relay.” Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.64,0:00:25.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tor Bridge Relays, also referred to simply as “Bridges”, are relays that are not Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.54,0:00:28.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,publicly listed in the Tor network. Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.17,0:00:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This makes them ideal for reconnecting to the Tor Network if it has blocked in your Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.04,0:00:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,area. Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.64,0:00:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now that you know what the Bridge Relays are, let me show you how to use them. Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.62,0:00:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, make sure you have the Tor Software installed on your computer. Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.50,0:00:48.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having access to a bridge relay without the Tor software isn’t going to help anybody. Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.42,0:00:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you need to know how to download and install Tor, you can view my “How to Use Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.92,0:01:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tor” tutorial at http://bit.ly/9uD3N9 Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.76,0:01:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you have the software you can go to www.torproject.org/bridges to read about Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.80,0:01:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using bridge relays to access Tor. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.71,0:01:15.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s go there now. Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.09,0:01:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go ahead and take a moment to read over the information on this page. Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.86,0:01:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you’re ready to move on with the tutorial, minimize your browser and start Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.62,0:01:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Tor software. Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.09,0:01:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go to settings. Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.42,0:01:39.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Click the network tab. Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.46,0:01:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now check the box that says “My ISP blocks connections to the Tor network” and a Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.04,0:01:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dialog box called “Add a Bridge:” will appear. Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.04,0:01:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This box is where you will type in bridges and where you will see all the Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.00,0:01:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bridges you have added. Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.64,0:01:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is always better to have more bridges because the more you have the less chance Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.94,0:02:02.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will be disconnected from the Tor service if one of the bridges is blocked. Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.21,0:02:07.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The simplest way to get a Tor bridge is to click the button “Find Bridges Now”. Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.11,0:02:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another simple way to get a Tor bridge is to open your web browser and go to Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.62,0:02:20.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,https://bridges.torproject.org/. Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.39,0:02:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bridges listed here will change every couple of days in order to allow access to Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.00,0:02:28.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Tor network after these get blocked. Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.46,0:02:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last way to get a list of Tor bridges is to open up a Gmail account and use it to Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.33,0:02:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,send an email to bridges@torproject.org with “get bridges” in the subject line. Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.75,0:02:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is important to remember that Tor will only send bridge relays to people who Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.46,0:02:47.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,send this request from Gmail. This is Tor’s way of minimizing the number of relays Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.33,0:02:52.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that get blocked by securing the information behind Gmail’s standard HTTPS Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.25,0:02:53.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,encryption. Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.75,0:02:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Check your inbox a few minutes after the email is sent and you will have received an Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.50,0:03:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,email from Tor with a number of bridge relays. Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.44,0:03:13.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Copy and paste each of these relays into the “Add a bridge” dialogue box and click Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.67,0:03:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the green plus sign to add the bridge to the rest of the list. Tor will automatically Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.62,0:03:24.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use these relays to access Tor so long as you have a checkmark next to “My ISP Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.08,0:03:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blocks connections to the Tor network.” Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.12,0:03:32.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you’re done adding relays, click ok. Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.17,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you know how to use Bridge Relays to Access Tor.