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| screenshot = [[File:XB Browser 2.0.0.12b.png|300px]]
| screenshot = [[File:XB Browser 2.0.0.12b.png|300px]]
| caption = xB Browser 2.0.0.12b
| caption = xB Browser 2.0.0.12b
| developer = Xero Networks AG<ref name="golem" /> & [[Steve Topletz]]
| developer = Xero Networks AG<ref name="golem" /> & [[Steve Topletz]]<ref name="boingboing" />
| latest_release_version = v3.9.10.24<ref name="xerobank">{{Cite web|accessdate=16 April 2012|publisher=Xerobank|title=XeroBank Installer|url=https://xerobank.com/download/index.html}}</ref>
| latest_release_version = v3.9.10.24<ref name="xerobank">{{Cite web|accessdate=16 April 2012|publisher=Xerobank|title=XeroBank Installer|url=https://xerobank.com/download/index.html}}</ref>
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<ref name="xerobank" />
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<ref name="xerobank" />
| genre = [[Web browser]]
| genre = [[Web browser]]
| engine = [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]]
| engine = [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]]
| license = [https://xerobank.com/tesla.php Torrify Ethical Software Licensing Agreement]
| license = [https://xerobank.com/tesla.php Torrify Ethical Software Licensing Agreement]<br>TorPark: [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]<ref name="boingboing">{{Cite web|url=http://www.boingboing.net/2006/09/19/torpark-is-out-offer.html|accessdate=17 April 2012|title=Torpark is out, offering "anonymous, portable web browsing"|first=Xeni|last=Jardin|publisher=[[Boing Boing]]|date=19 September 2006}}</ref>
| website = [https://xerobank.com/download/ xerobank.com]
| website = [https://xerobank.com/download/ xerobank.com]
}}
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{{Out of date|article|date=August 2011}}
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'''xB Browser''' (formerly known as '''TorPark'''<ref name="golem">{{Cite web|accessdate=16 April 2012|language=German|publisher=golem.de|url=http://www.golem.de/1006/76058.html|date=28 June 2010|first=Werner|last=Pluta|title=Reporter ohne Grenzen eröffnet Schutzraum gegen Zensur}}</ref><ref>The name Torpark is a reference to the development codename for Firefox 1.5, "[[Deer Park (disambiguation)|Deer Park]]".</ref> and '''Xerobank browser'''<ref name="ghacks">{{Cite web|title=XeroBank Browser|first=Martin|last=Brinkmann|date=17 September 2007|url=http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/17/xerobank-browser/|accessdate=16 April 2012|publisher=[[GHacks]]}}</ref>) is a [[web browser]] designed to run on both the [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] and [[XeroBank]] anonymity networks, and is available as component of the XeroBank Installer. xB Browser was originally [[Fork (software)|forked]] from [[Portable Firefox]] web browser with Tor access built into it,<ref name="golem" /> but was redesigned from scratch in 2007.{{cn|date=April 2012}} It is designed for use on [[Removable media|portable media]] such as a [[USB flash drive]], but it can also be used on any [[hard disk|hard disk drive]].<ref name="ghacks" /> As such, a secure and [[encrypted]] connection to any of the Tor or XeroBank [[Router (computing)|routers]] can be created from any [[computer]] with a suitable internet connection,<ref name="ghacks" /> and the browser clears all data that was created on the portable drive upon exit or on demand. The original Torpark was created by Steve Topletz using the [[Nullsoft Scriptable Install System]].{{cn|date=April 2012}}
'''xB Browser''' (formerly known as '''TorPark'''<ref name="golem">{{Cite web|accessdate=16 April 2012|language=German|publisher=golem.de|url=http://www.golem.de/1006/76058.html|date=28 June 2010|first=Werner|last=Pluta|title=Reporter ohne Grenzen eröffnet Schutzraum gegen Zensur}}</ref><ref>The name Torpark is a reference to the development codename for Firefox 1.5, "[[Deer Park (disambiguation)|Deer Park]]".</ref> and '''Xerobank browser'''<ref name="ghacks">{{Cite web|title=XeroBank Browser|first=Martin|last=Brinkmann|date=17 September 2007|url=http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/17/xerobank-browser/|accessdate=16 April 2012|publisher=[[Ghacks]]}}</ref>) is a [[web browser]] designed to run on both the [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] and [[XeroBank]] anonymity networks, and is available as component of the XeroBank Installer. xB Browser was originally [[Fork (software)|forked]] from [[Portable Firefox]] web browser with Tor access built into it,<ref name="golem" /> but was redesigned from scratch in 2007.{{cn|date=April 2012}} It is designed for use on [[Removable media|portable media]] such as a [[USB flash drive]], but it can also be used on any [[hard disk|hard disk drive]].<ref name="ghacks" /> As such, a secure and [[encrypted]] connection to any of the Tor or XeroBank [[Router (computing)|routers]] can be created from any [[computer]] with a suitable internet connection,<ref name="ghacks" /> and the browser clears all data that was created on the portable drive upon exit or on demand. The original Torpark was created by Steve Topletz using the [[Nullsoft Scriptable Install System]].{{cn|date=April 2012}}


==Tor network==
==Tor network==
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==Versions==
==Versions==
Steve Topletz co-released Torpark v.1.5.0.7 with [[CULT OF THE DEAD COW]]/[[Hacktivismo]] on 19 September 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hacktivismo Releases Torpark for Anonymous, Portable Web Browsing|accessdate=18 April 2007|date=19 September 2006|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb438978.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Free anonymising browser debuts|work=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=18 April 2007|date=20 September 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5363230.stm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Broersma|first=Mathew|title=Activists unveil stealth browser|publisher=[[ZDNet]]|accessdate=18 April 2007|date=22 September 2006|url=http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6118547.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070312200139/http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6118547.html|archivedate=12 March 2007}}</ref>
Steve Topletz co-released Torpark v.1.5.0.7 with [[CULT OF THE DEAD COW]]/[[Hacktivismo]] on 19 September 2006.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Hacktivismo Releases Torpark for Anonymous, Portable Web Browsing
| accessdate =18 April 2007
| date = 19 September 2006
| url = http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb438978.htm
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| title = Free anonymising browser debuts
| work = BBC News
| accessdate =18 April 2007
| date = 20 September 2006
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5363230.stm
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
| last = Broersma
| first = Mathew
| title = Activists unveil stealth browser
| format = News
| accessdate =18 April 2007
| date = 22 September 2006
| url = http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6118547.html
|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070312200139/http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6118547.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 12 March 2007}}</ref>


A cross-compatible version for [[Mac OS X]] and [[Linux]] was being developed based on [[xB Machine]], due to be available in August 2008,<ref name="lifehacker" /> but the development seems abandoned.
A cross-compatible version for [[Mac OS X]] and [[Linux]] was being developed based on [[xB Machine]], due to be available in August 2008,<ref name="lifehacker" /> but the development seems abandoned.


==License==
==License==
xB Browser is released under the [http://xerobank.com/tesla.php Torrify Ethical Software License Agreement], or TESLA for short. This license is derived from the [[Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement]], which is employed by [[Hacktivismo]]. This type of license states that private use is unlimited, like the [[GPL]]. Unlike the GPL however, it also prohibits modification of xB Browser ''for commercial profit''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://xerobank.com/tesla.php | title = The Torrify Ethical Software License Agreement|accessdate=15 June 2008}}</ref>
The initial TorPark was released under the GPL,<ref name="boingboing" /> but later versions (then named as xB Browser and XeroBank browser) are released under the [[Torrify Ethical Software License Agreement]] (TESLA). This license is derived from the [[Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement]], which is employed by [[Hacktivismo]]. This type of license states that private use is unlimited, like the GPL. Unlike the GPL however, it also prohibits modification of xB Browser ''for commercial profit''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xerobank.com/tesla.php|title=The Torrify Ethical Software License Agreement|accessdate=15 June 2008|deadlink=yes}}</ref>{{deadlink}}


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 09:32, 17 April 2012

xB Browser
Developer(s)Xero Networks AG[1] & Steve Topletz[2]
Stable release
v3.9.10.24[3]
EngineGecko
Operating systemWindows[3]
TypeWeb browser
LicenseTorrify Ethical Software Licensing Agreement
TorPark: GPL[2]
Websitexerobank.com
Related articles
Origins and lineage
Category

xB Browser (formerly known as TorPark[1][4] and Xerobank browser[5]) is a web browser designed to run on both the Tor and XeroBank anonymity networks, and is available as component of the XeroBank Installer. xB Browser was originally forked from Portable Firefox web browser with Tor access built into it,[1] but was redesigned from scratch in 2007.[citation needed] It is designed for use on portable media such as a USB flash drive, but it can also be used on any hard disk drive.[5] As such, a secure and encrypted connection to any of the Tor or XeroBank routers can be created from any computer with a suitable internet connection,[5] and the browser clears all data that was created on the portable drive upon exit or on demand. The original Torpark was created by Steve Topletz using the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System.[citation needed]

Tor network

Main article: Tor (anonymity network)

xB Browser works by routing Internet traffic through several "onion" servers, obscuring the originating address. This does not naturally provide anonymity for other Internet programs, only the xB Browser. However, other applications data such as Pidgin can be routed through the Tor network via xB Browser by directing the applications traffic to a SOCKS proxy at localhost, port 9050. This port can be changed via xB Config, an INI generator for xB Browser located in its App/ directory. For a more complete explanation of the functioning of the system, see Tor.

Reading the Tor documentation is highly recommended to prevent configuration mistakes that could compromise the user's anonymity. xB Browser is preconfigured, and the settings, especially within the browser, should not be modified unless done by an expert familiar with onion routing, and the workings of xB Browser itself.

XeroBank network

xB Browser is optimized for use on the XeroBank anonymity network, which is a private and commercial broadband network operated by Xero Networks AG.[6] The XeroBank network routes traffic through at least two multi-jurisdictional hops.[citation needed] In contrast to Tor, the XeroBank network supports both TCP and UDP protocols, performs channel multiplexing for low observability, is run by a single entity and costs money to use. The XeroBank network is accessible via SSH and OpenVPN protocols. xB Browser internally manages a SSH connection to XeroBank, but will recognize and submit to OpenVPN connections.

Features

Besides the anonymous networks, xB Browser uses following add-ons:

Versions

Steve Topletz co-released Torpark v.1.5.0.7 with CULT OF THE DEAD COW/Hacktivismo on 19 September 2006.[8][9][10]

A cross-compatible version for Mac OS X and Linux was being developed based on xB Machine, due to be available in August 2008,[6] but the development seems abandoned.

License

The initial TorPark was released under the GPL,[2] but later versions (then named as xB Browser and XeroBank browser) are released under the Torrify Ethical Software License Agreement (TESLA). This license is derived from the Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement, which is employed by Hacktivismo. This type of license states that private use is unlimited, like the GPL. Unlike the GPL however, it also prohibits modification of xB Browser for commercial profit.[11][dead link]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Pluta, Werner (28 June 2010). "Reporter ohne Grenzen eröffnet Schutzraum gegen Zensur" (in German). golem.de. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Jardin, Xeni (19 September 2006). "Torpark is out, offering "anonymous, portable web browsing"". Boing Boing. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b "XeroBank Installer". Xerobank. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  4. ^ The name Torpark is a reference to the development codename for Firefox 1.5, "Deer Park".
  5. ^ a b c Brinkmann, Martin (17 September 2007). "XeroBank Browser". Ghacks. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  6. ^ a b Pash, Adam (16 June 2008). "XB Browser Provides Anonymous Web Browsing". Lifehacker. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  7. ^ Trapani, Gina (25 September 2006). "Download of the Day: TorPark 1.5 (Windows)". Lifehacker. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Hacktivismo Releases Torpark for Anonymous, Portable Web Browsing". 19 September 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
  9. ^ "Free anonymising browser debuts". BBC News. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
  10. ^ Broersma, Mathew (22 September 2006). "Activists unveil stealth browser". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
  11. ^ "The Torrify Ethical Software License Agreement". Retrieved 15 June 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadlink= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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