So is there a way to configure a torrc file to utilize snowflake bridges in a VM for OSINT searches using TraceLabs VM for example? I like Snowflake because it dynamically rotates bridges and it provides a high level of anonymity for sensitive investigations.
Please advise.
Yes. You can follow these instructions: Using Bridges - Circumvention - Tor — Tor
Ok thank you. I didn’t see Snowflake was included in the link you posted. It requires me to be a Tor expert. How do I become an expert Tor user?
I think this is for people who want to run a snowflake relay. I want to run a snowflake client, not a relay.
The Tor Expert Bundle is the name of the latest package of what the Tor Browser contains. It contains lyrebird (/tor/pluggable_transports/lyrebird), which is an anti-censorship plugin for Tor which you can then configure in torrc by following the example in the link that @ebanam provided.
Just choose the stable correct one for your device/architecture, download it, extract it and configure your torrc.
The default Snowflake bridge is also provided in the link too, so you can try to uncomment that line.
Do you mean “Tor Expert Bundle”? That’s a collection of Tor Project programs (including tor network daemon and pluggable transports) without the actual Tor Browser. I guess it’s named that way because for most users they only need Tor Browser.
Wait thank you it worked. I’m thrillled. Proxychains works with it. Ok great thank you.
Ah gotcha. I’ll read up about the Expert Bundle then later. Thank you for clarifying.