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Using VPN with Tor

Using a VPN with Tor to enhance anonymity, with recommendations for setup and configuration

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Jan 12, 2026

What are the documented risks of misconfiguring a VPN+Tor setup and how does the Tor Project recommend mitigating them?

Combining a VPN with Tor is a common impulse but a fraught one: the Tor Project warns that incorrect VPN+Tor configurations can reduce anonymity or break Tor's protections , and generally does not rec...

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