How to Set up SSH SOCKS Tunnel for Private Browsing | Linux Today

How to Set up SSH SOCKS Tunnel for Private Browsing

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Nov 2, 2018

There are times when you want to browse the Internet privately, access geo-restricted content or bypass any intermediate firewalls your network might be enforcing. This tutorial will walk you through the process of creating an encrypted SSH tunnel and configuring Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers to use SOCKS proxy.

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