Anonymous Browsing with Raspberry pi VPN/TOR Router

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1 Anonymous Browsing with Raspberry pi VPN/TOR Router Nehali Vaka, Vasireddy Rishitha, Sahithi Chandupatla G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science (for women) Abstract : The advances in technology had people are able to bring computer devices such as laptops, tablets, and smart phones with them anywhere they go. In addition, they are able to connect to various networks out there in the public to obtain internet access. With this luxury, these people run into, serious, problems. One of these problems is security. When accessing public internet, the data transferred from one s computer is not encrypted and is available to anyone who has some knowledge of computer networking. In addition, these networks may take away from our freedom of web browsing by blocking different websites. They can also view every website that one goes on while connected to their internet. All of these problems can be solved by setting up a virtual private network (VPN). A VPN is a network that uses encryption to securely connect two different networks together using public telecommunication such as the internet. To establish a VPN connection, one needs to connect to a server. This paper presents creation of Raspberry Pi VPN/TOR Router to browse anonymously. Anonymous web browsing refers to utilization of the World Wide Web that hides a user's personally identifiable information from websites visited. Anonymous web browsing can be achieved via proxy servers, virtual private networks and other anonymity programs such as TOR(The Onion Router ). Raspberry Pi VPN/TOR Router allows us to surf the Internet securely with your very own portable WiFi VPN/TOR router. You can configure a Raspberry Pi with Linux and some extra software to connect to a VPN server of your choice. Keywords - Raspberry PI, TOR, VPN server I.INTRODUCTION Interactive computing, with wirelessly connected embedded devices that are being used in various day to day activities, are changing and improving the standards of the quality of life. Based on this interactive computing and communication technologies, many devices/products are now emerging and with this multimedia intelligence it is providing comfortable, secure and convenient personal services everywhere whether it is home or various industries and making a lot of users comfortable. By setting up TOR on a Raspberry Pi you can create a network router that scrambles all of your internet connection. Tor, more commonly known as The Onion Router, allows you to anonymously use the Internet by concealing your real identity. It protects you from any traffic analysis as well as network spying. The Tor network encrypts the data into multiple layers and hides the origin of a Web page request. As you know, every Internet packet goes through three layers of relays before reaching its destination. This makes it much harder for the server being accessed to figure out the identity and origin of the request. It is an excellent way to gain access to certain websites that are blocked. The VPN connection encrypts your internet traffic so that hackers and spies can t figure out what web sites you are visiting, and the web sites you are visiting can t tell which computer you are surfing from. II.Proposed TOR/VPN router The more that we connect our lives to the internet, the more we risk that data falling into the wrong hands. Public networks are great for convenience but there is no way to be sure that your information is secure, while checking s,browsing the web and streaming video providers where the content you pay for can be watched by an unauthorized person. Using the TOR/VPN router built using the raspberry pi encrypts your 549 Nehali Vaka, Vasireddy Rishitha, Sahithi Chandupatla

2 traffic and protects your privacy no matter what network you are using.the router is small and portable and can be connected anywhere adding secure internet browsing to any occasion. Surf the Internet securely with your very own portable WiFi VPN/TOR router. You can configure a Raspberry Pi with Linux and some extra software to connect to a VPN server of your choice. The VPN connection encrypts your internet traffic so that hackers and spies can t figure out what web sites you are visiting, and the web sites you are visiting can t tell which computer you are surfing from. The router is small and portable, so you can plug it in anywhere, adding secure internet browsing to any occasion, from your room to the café. You can even connect WiFi devices that don t support VPN, like your Chromecast or Pebl. The project consists of a Raspberry Pi, two USB WiFi dongles, an SD card, and a power plug. If Ethernet is not available, your router can connect to a WiFi network in addition to creating its own, acting as a bridge between your personal WiFi access point and an insecure WiFi. The range of this router is just enough to fill a single room. Once built, any WiFi device has a passive VPN connection. If the VPN connection disconnects, so does your connection to the internet, guaranteeing that unencrypted data is not leaked.if you are so inclined, we can set it up your router to support TOR, so that you can dive deep into the internet within the internet. Using open-source software, we can handle WiFi connections from your devices, connect to another WiFi access point, and encrypt your internet through a VPN anywhere you are.when your friends come over, they will also be on a secure Internet connection, even if they don t know how to set one up themselves. You can also add domain-based ad blocking using bind to stop web advertisements dead in their tracks III.Functional Overview The proposed work is designed to work the following functions: a) It provides secure browsing environment. While browsing the internet it is often not secure and allows your browsing history or path to fall into the wrong hands thereby violating your privacy. b) Secure accessing. s can be hacked by hackers or spies hence it is essential to keep the access encrypted by this VPN/TOR router. c) Video streaming only accessible to the authorized owner of the account. Video streaming is accessible to those who pay for it, however it is possible for someone to hack and view the content that is paid for by someone else. d) Keeping the user s information safe and secure. Information on your system of private accounts are personal and are not intended for others to view, in order to keep this information secure, the router can be used to encrypt all of your activities and information. Following are few detailed pictures of project making. 550 Nehali Vaka, Vasireddy Rishitha, Sahithi Chandupatla

3 IV.EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS: Step #1:Flash SD card Step #2:Boot up the raspberry pi When you boot the pi for the first time,it will guide through a setup process called raspi-config,this lets you change your user password,unlock your pi,and setup the desktop environment. Step #3:Connect to the internet To tell your pi how to connect to wifi,you ll have to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file 551 Nehali Vaka, Vasireddy Rishitha, Sahithi Chandupatla

4 Step #4:Create an access point Step #5:Connect to a TOR or VPN router: Step #6:Set up routing Step #6:Connect to a wifi client Go on to your computer and try to connect to your wifi access point. 552 Nehali Vaka, Vasireddy Rishitha, Sahithi Chandupatla

5 V.CONCLUSION: What makes the Raspberry Pi so special is its size and pricing. Raspberry Pi has given us the opportunity to create $35 value projects that are worth way more than its cost. We were inspired to create a VPN network when we found out how China was using the Pi to bypass its great firewall. A tech-savvy Chinese man used VPN to connect to one of the many foreign VPN providers and was able to escape the government s censorship. On top of that, he was able to use his Pi as a hotspot giving more people access to this freedom. Using this idea, a person could also use the Pi s VPN server to enter foreign websites from another country.it is possible to hide a user's personally identifiable information from websites visited thereby providing security to users. REFERENCES: poly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1108&context=cscsp pi.html 553 Nehali Vaka, Vasireddy Rishitha, Sahithi Chandupatla