[tor-talk] Tor -> VPN Clarification

Alfredo Palhares masterkorp at masterkorp.net
Tue Feb 3 11:59:55 UTC 2015


> VPN -> Tor
>    VPN connection to Tor == Tor connection through VPN
>    getting your anonymity (Tor) more privately (VPN)
>    easy setup; VMs not needed; firewall prudent; use PayPal for VPN
>    safe with Tor browser; easy to fail with other apps

I use VPN -> Tor if the the end point is outside in network.

> Tor -> VPN
>    Tor connection to VPN == VPN connection through Tor
>    getting your privacy (VPN) more anonymously (Tor)
>    hard setup; use VMs and firewalls; buy and use VPN anonymously
>    classic fails: buying VPN with PayPal, using VPN sans Tor

I use Tor-> VPN if the the objective is to use the VPN as a VPN, so all
the end points would be inside a LAN or also connected to a VPN. In fact
then the VPN server would be an Tor hidden service.


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