how-to:secure_web_browsing_with_an_ssh_socks_proxy
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Secure Web Browsing With An SSH SOCKS Proxy
The cool thing about this method is that it doesn't require any special software or services to be installed or configured. As long as you have an ssh client and server to connect to, you can securely browse the web.
The Important Bits
- Use your ssh client to setup “dynamic” application-level port forwarding. For Windows users, dynamic port forwarding was added to putty starting with 0.54. In linux:
ssh -N -D 9999 YourUserID@Your.SSH.host.tld
- In Firefox, under
Edit → Preferences → Advanced → Network → Settings
choose Manual proxy configuration and set SOCKS Host: tolocalhost
and Port: to9999
- In Firefox, under the
about:config
configuration editor, setnetwork.proxy.socks_remote_dns = true
References
- paranoid browsing with squid ←- Really has nothing to do with squid
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