Tor Project
Systems, networking protocols, DevOps, and browser internals.
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Arti (Tor's Rust Implementation)
Timestamp Tracking for RetryError
This enables developers and operators to see precisely when each failure occurred and measure how long retry sequences lasted meaningfully improving debuggability of connection failures in a privacy-critical networking stack.
SOCKS5 Proxy Support
Implemented SOCKS5 proxy functionality in Arti, contributing to one of the core interoperability features needed for Arti to serve as a drop-in replacement for the C Tor client. SOCKS5 is the primary protocol through which applications route traffic over Tor.
HTTP CONNECT Proxy
Added HTTP CONNECT proxy support to Arti, enabling HTTP-based clients and tools to tunnel connections through Arti without requiring SOCKS support. This expands compatibility with a broad class of software that relies on the HTTP CONNECT method for proxying.
Onion Services
Arti Integration for Onion v3 Key Generation — OnionMine
Integrated Arti's cryptographic primitives into OnionMine to support onion v3 (ed25519-based) key generation. This replaces reliance on older tooling and aligns the project with the modern, more secure v3 onion address standard.
Docker Image Size Reduced by 80% — OnionMine
Optimized the OnionMine Docker image, shrinking it by 80% and cutting build times by ~15 seconds. Achieved through multi-stage builds and dependency pruning — directly improving CI pipeline speed and deployment efficiency.
Arch Linux Build & AUR Package — OnionSpray :Shell:
Added Arch Linux build support and published an AUR package for OnionSpray, making the tool accessible to the large Arch Linux user base without requiring manually building the project.
Snowflake
Proxy State Icon & Client Counter — Snowflake WebExtension
Fixed the Snowflake browser extension so the toolbar icon accurately reflects the current proxy state (active/inactive) in real time, and added a badge displaying the running count of clients served. Snowflake is a critical pluggable transport used to circumvent censorship in restrictive regions — this improvement gives users clear, immediate feedback that their node is functioning correctly.
P4
Onionize Links in Tor Browser
Proposed and developed a feature to automatically convert clearnet URLs to their onion equivalents within Tor Browser, improving privacy and onion service adoption for end users.
Update AnonTicket Integration
Migrated the AnonTicket integration from the legacy Tor Project infrastructure to the current platform, ensuring the anonymous issue-reporting workflow remains functional for Arti contributors and users.
Arti Documentation Improvements
Proposed issue templates for the Arti codebase to reduce maintainers overhead.
Bug Report: Default Tabs Not Opening with History Enabled — Tor Browser
Identified and reported a reproducible bug in Tor Browser where default tabs fail to open when browsing history is enabled, helping the browser team track down a session-management regression.
All contributions were made to production repositories under active use by privacy and security-conscious users worldwide. ❤️