webtor-rs

A browser-focused Tor client written in Rust and compiled to WebAssembly (WASM)

19 articles

webtor-rs Relay Selection: How the Tor Circuit Builder Chooses Relays

Discover how webtor-rs selects Tor relays. Learn about its filtering sorting and circuit building process for efficient anonymous browsing.

internals

Mar 4, 2026

How Webtor-RS Manages Tor Circuit Logic: Lifecycle, Isolation, and Thread-Safe Architecture

Explore how Webtor-RS manages Tor circuit logic with a thread-safe CircuitManager, ensuring stream isolation and efficient circuit reuse for robust performance.

internals

Mar 4, 2026

webtor-rs TorClient Implementation: Core Location and Architecture

Discover the core TorClient implementation in webtor-rs. Learn about circuit management, directory consensus, and bridge connections at webtor/src/client.rs for anonymous HTTP requests.

internals

Mar 4, 2026

How webtor-rs Handles Tor Network Consensus Documents: Implementation Deep Dive

Explore how webtor-rs handles Tor network consensus documents with a dual-path architecture. Learn about brotli cached files and directory authority fetches for efficient data management.

deep-dive

Mar 4, 2026

How webtor-rs Manages Tor Circuits: Architecture and Implementation Guide

Discover how webtor-rs manages Tor circuits using its three-tier architecture. Explore the implementation details in CircuitManager, Circuit, and TorClient for efficient stream isolation and pool maintenance.

architecture

Mar 4, 2026

Stream Isolation Policies in webtor-rs: Controlling Tor Circuit Grouping

Explore webtor-rs stream isolation policies: PerDomain, PerSubdomain, PerOrigin, and None. Control Tor circuit grouping for optimal privacy and performance.

deep-dive

Mar 4, 2026

How webtor-rs Implements Stream Isolation: Architecture and Code Examples

Explore how webtor-rs implements stream isolation by grouping HTTP requests into separate Tor circuits. Learn about its architecture and view code examples for key derivation and circuit binding.

architecture

Mar 4, 2026

How webtor-rs Uses Browser SubtleCrypto APIs for TLS: A Deep Dive into SubtleTLS

Discover how webtor-rs leverages browser SubtleCrypto APIs with SubtleTLS to achieve TLS 1.3 in WebAssembly, eliminating native dependencies.

deep-dive

Mar 4, 2026

What Is subtle‑tls and How It Powers WebAssembly TLS in webtor‑rs

Discover subtle-tls, a WebAssembly TLS 1.3 client powering webtor-rs. Learn how it leverages the browser's SubtleCrypto API for secure HTTPS without native dependencies.

deep-dive

Mar 4, 2026

How webtor-rs Handles TLS Connections in the Browser: Wasm-Compatible Encryption

Discover how webtor-rs manages TLS connections in the browser, leveraging native browser capabilities and WASM-compatible encryption for secure data transfer.

internals

Mar 4, 2026

WebTunnel Transport Mechanism in webtor-rs: A Deep Dive into the Three-Stage Pipeline

Explore the WebTunnel transport mechanism in webtor-rs. Understand its three-stage pipeline: outer TLS, HTTP Upgrade, and inner TLS for secure Tor traffic encapsulation.

deep-dive

Mar 4, 2026

Snowflake Transport Mechanism in webtor-rs: A Deep Dive into WebRTC-Based Tor Circumvention

Explore the Snowflake transport mechanism in webtor-rs. Learn how WebRTC tunnels Tor traffic over a six-layer stack, overcoming censored networks via volunteer proxies.

deep-dive

Mar 4, 2026

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