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By default, the main configuration file is named config, with the exception of Windows, where it is named - config.txt. Configuration lines consist of an - initial keyword followed by a list of values, all separated by whitespace - (any number of spaces or tabs). For example:
- -confdir /etc/privoxy
- -Assigns the value /etc/privoxy to the option - confdir and thus indicates that the - configuration directory is named "/etc/privoxy/".
- -All options in the config file except for confdir and logdir are optional. - Watch out in the below description for what happens if you leave them - unset.
- -The main config file controls all aspects of Privoxy's operation that are not location dependent - (i.e. they apply universally, no matter where you may be surfing). Like - the filter and action files, the config file is a plain text file and can - be modified with a text editor like emacs, vim or notepad.exe.
- +By default, the main configuration file is named config, with the exception of + Windows, where it is named config.txt. Configuration lines consist of an initial keyword + followed by a list of values, all separated by whitespace (any number of spaces or tabs). For example:
+confdir /etc/privoxy
+Assigns the value /etc/privoxy to the option confdir and thus + indicates that the configuration directory is named "/etc/privoxy/".
+All options in the config file except for confdir and logdir + are optional. Watch out in the below description for what happens if you leave them unset.
+The main config file controls all aspects of Privoxy's operation that are not + location dependent (i.e. they apply universally, no matter where you may be surfing). Like the filter and action + files, the config file is a plain text file and can be modified with a text editor like emacs, vim or + notepad.exe.
If you intend to operate Privoxy - for more users than just yourself, it might be a good idea to let them - know how to reach you, what you block and why you do that, your - policies, etc.
- +If you intend to operate Privoxy for more users than just yourself, it might + be a good idea to let them know how to reach you, what you block and why you do that, your policies, etc.
Location of the Privoxy - User Manual.
+Location of the Privoxy User Manual.
A fully qualified URI
Unset
+Unset
http://www.privoxy.org/version/user-manual/ will be - used, where version is the - Privoxy version.
+https://www.privoxy.org/version/user-manual/ will be used, where version is the Privoxy version.
The User Manual URI is the single best source of information - on Privoxy, and is used for - help links from some of the internal CGI pages. The manual - itself is normally packaged with the binary distributions, so - you probably want to set this to a locally installed copy.
- +The User Manual URI is the single best source of information on Privoxy, and is used for help links from some of the internal CGI pages. The manual + itself is normally packaged with the binary distributions, so you probably want to set this to a locally + installed copy.
Examples:
- -The best all purpose solution is simply to put the full - local PATH to where the User Manual is located:
- +The best all purpose solution is simply to put the full local PATH to where + the User Manual is located:
- - user-manual /usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual -+ user-manual /usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual |
The User Manual is then available to anyone with access to - Privoxy, by following the - built-in URL: http://config.privoxy.org/user-manual/ (or the - shortcut: http://p.p/user-manual/).
- -If the documentation is not on the local system, it can be - accessed from a remote server, as:
- +The User Manual is then available to anyone with access to Privoxy, + by following the built-in URL: http://config.privoxy.org/user-manual/ (or the + shortcut: http://p.p/user-manual/).
+If the documentation is not on the local system, it can be accessed from a remote server, as:
- - user-manual http://example.com/privoxy/user-manual/ -+ user-manual http://example.com/privoxy/user-manual/ |
| Warning |
|
- If set, this option should be the first option in the - config file, because it is used while the - config file is being read on start-up. +If set, this option should be the first option in + the config file, because it is used while the config file is being read on + start-up. |
A URL to be displayed in the error page that users will see - if access to an untrusted page is denied.
+A URL to be displayed in the error page that users will see if access to an untrusted page is + denied.
URL
Unset
+Unset
No links are displayed on the "untrusted" error page.
The value of this option only matters if the experimental - trust mechanism has been activated. (See trustfile below.)
- -If you use the trust mechanism, it is a good idea to write - up some on-line documentation about your trust policy and to - specify the URL(s) here. Use multiple times for multiple - URLs.
- -The URL(s) should be added to the trustfile as well, so - users don't end up locked out from the information on why they - were locked out in the first place!
+The value of this option only matters if the experimental trust mechanism has been activated. (See + trustfile + below.)
+If you use the trust mechanism, it is a good idea to write up some on-line documentation about your + trust policy and to specify the URL(s) here. Use multiple times for multiple URLs.
+The URL(s) should be added to the trustfile as well, so users don't end up locked out from the + information on why they were locked out in the first place!
An email address to reach the Privoxy administrator.
+An email address to reach the Privoxy administrator.
Email address
Unset
+Unset
No email address is displayed on error pages and the CGI - user interface.
+No email address is displayed on error pages and the CGI user interface.
If both admin-address and - proxy-info-url are unset, the whole - "Local Privoxy Support" box on all generated pages will not be - shown.
+If both admin-address and proxy-info-url are unset, + the whole "Local Privoxy Support" box on all generated pages will not be shown.
A URL to documentation about the local Privoxy setup, configuration or - policies.
+A URL to documentation about the local Privoxy setup, configuration + or policies.
URL
Unset
+Unset
No link to local documentation is displayed on error pages - and the CGI user interface.
+No link to local documentation is displayed on error pages and the CGI user interface.
If both admin-address and - proxy-info-url are unset, the whole - "Local Privoxy Support" box on all generated pages will not be - shown.
- +If both admin-address and proxy-info-url are unset, + the whole "Local Privoxy Support" box on all generated pages will not be shown.
This URL shouldn't be blocked ;-)
Privoxy can (and normally does) use
- a number of other files for additional configuration, help and logging.
- This section of the configuration file tells 7.2. Configuration and Log File Locations
+ Privoxy can (and normally does) use a number of other files for additional
+ configuration, help and logging. This section of the configuration file tells Privoxy where to find those other files. The user running Privoxy, must have
- read permission for all configuration files, and write permission to
- any files that would be modified, such as log files and actions
- files. The user running Privoxy, must have read permission for all configuration
+ files, and write permission to any files that would be modified, such as log files and actions files. The directory where the other configuration files are
- located. The directory where the other configuration files are located. Path name /etc/privoxy (Unix) or /etc/privoxy (Unix) or Privoxy installation dir (Windows) Mandatory Mandatory No trailing "/", please. No trailing "/", please. An alternative directory where the templates are loaded
- from. An alternative directory where the templates are loaded from. Path name unset The templates are assumed to be located in
- confdir/template. The templates are assumed to be located in confdir/template. Privoxy's original
- templates are usually overwritten with each update. Use this
- option to relocate customized templates that should be kept. As
- template variables might change between updates, you shouldn't
- expect templates to work with Privoxy releases other than the one they
- were part of, though. Privoxy's original templates are usually overwritten with each
+ update. Use this option to relocate customized templates that should be kept. As template variables might
+ change between updates, you shouldn't expect templates to work with Privoxy releases other than the one they were part of, though. The directory where all logging takes place (i.e. where the
- logfile is located). A directory where Privoxy can create temporary files. Path name unset No temporary files are created, external filters don't work. To execute external
+ filters, Privoxy has to create temporary files. This directive
+ specifies the directory the temporary files should be written to. It should be a directory only Privoxy (and trusted users) can
+ access. The directory where all logging takes place (i.e. where the logfile is
+ located). Path name /var/log/privoxy (Unix) or /var/log/privoxy (Unix) or Privoxy installation dir (Windows) Mandatory Mandatory No trailing "/", please. No trailing "/", please. The actions file(s) to
- use The actions file(s) to use Complete file name, relative to confdir Complete file name, relative to confdir
default.action # Main actions file
@@ -522,311 +367,188 @@
No actions are taken at all. More or less neutral
- proxying. No actions are taken at all. More or less neutral proxying. Multiple actionsfile lines are
- permitted, and are in fact recommended! The default values are default.action, which is the "main" actions file maintained by the
- developers, and user.action, where
- you can make your personal additions. Actions files contain all the per site and per URL
- configuration for ad blocking, cookie management, privacy
- considerations, etc. There is no point in using Privoxy without at least one actions
- file. Note that since Privoxy 3.0.7, the complete filename,
- including the ".action" extension
- has to be specified. The syntax change was necessary to be
- consistent with the other file options and to allow previously
- forbidden characters. Multiple actionsfile lines are permitted, and are in fact recommended! The default values are default.action, which is the "main" actions file maintained by the developers, and user.action, where you can make your personal additions. Actions files contain all the per site and per URL configuration for ad blocking, cookie management,
+ privacy considerations, etc. The filter file(s) to use File name, relative to confdir default.filter (Unix) or default.filter.txt (Windows) default.filter (Unix) or default.filter.txt
+ (Windows) No textual content filtering takes place, i.e. all
- +filter{name} actions in the actions
- files are turned neutral. No textual content filtering takes place, i.e. all +filter{name} actions in the
+ actions files are turned neutral. Multiple filterfile lines are
- permitted. The filter files contain
- content modification rules that use regular expressions. These rules
- permit powerful changes on the content of Web pages, and
- optionally the headers as well, e.g., you could try to disable
- your favorite JavaScript annoyances, re-write the actual
- displayed text, or just have some fun playing buzzword bingo
- with web pages. The +filter{name} actions rely on the
- relevant filter (name) to
- be defined in a filter file! A pre-defined filter file called default.filter that contains a number of useful
- filters for common problems is included in the distribution.
- See the section on the filter action for a
- list. It is recommended to place any locally adapted filters into
- a separate file, such as Multiple filterfile lines are permitted. The filter files contain content modification rules that use regular expressions. These rules permit powerful changes on the content of Web
+ pages, and optionally the headers as well, e.g., you could try to disable your favorite JavaScript
+ annoyances, re-write the actual displayed text, or just have some fun playing buzzword bingo with web
+ pages. The +filter{name} actions rely on the relevant filter (name) to be defined in a filter file! A pre-defined filter file called default.filter that contains a number of
+ useful filters for common problems is included in the distribution. See the section on the filter action for a list. It is recommended to place any locally adapted filters into a separate file, such as user.filter. The log file to use File name, relative to logdir Unset (commented
- out). When activated: logfile (Unix) or privoxy.log
- (Windows). Unset (commented out). When activated: logfile
+ (Unix) or privoxy.log (Windows). No logfile is written. The logfile is where all logging and error messages are
- written. The level of detail and number of messages are set
- with the debug option (see below). The
- logfile can be useful for tracking down a problem with
- Privoxy (e.g., it's not
- blocking an ad you think it should block) and it can help you
- to monitor what your browser is doing. Depending on the debug options below, the logfile may be a
- privacy risk if third parties can get access to it. As most
- users will never look at it, Privoxy 3.0.7 and later only log fatal
- errors by default. For most troubleshooting purposes, you will have to change
- that, please refer to the debugging section for details. Your logfile will grow indefinitely, and you will probably
- want to periodically remove it. On Unix systems, you can do
- this with a cron job (see "man
- cron"). Any log files must be writable by whatever user Privoxy is being run as (on Unix, default
- user id is "privoxy"). The logfile is where all logging and error messages are written. The level of detail and number of
+ messages are set with the debug option (see below). The logfile can be useful
+ for tracking down a problem with Privoxy (e.g., it's not blocking an ad
+ you think it should block) and it can help you to monitor what your browser is doing. Depending on the debug options below, the logfile may be a privacy risk if third parties can get
+ access to it. As most users will never look at it, Privoxy only logs
+ fatal errors by default. For most troubleshooting purposes, you will have to change that, please refer to the debugging section
+ for details. Any log files must be writable by whatever user Privoxy is being run
+ as (on Unix, default user id is "privoxy"). To prevent the logfile from growing indefinitely, it is recommended to periodically rotate or shorten
+ it. Many operating systems support log rotation out of the box, some require additional software to do
+ it. For details, please refer to the documentation for your operating system. The name of the trust file to use File name, relative to confdir Unset (commented
- out). When activated: trust (Unix) or trust.txt
- (Windows) Unset (commented out). When activated: trust
+ (Unix) or trust.txt (Windows) The entire trust mechanism is disabled. The trust mechanism is an experimental feature for building
- white-lists and should be used with care. It is NOT recommended for
- the casual user. If you specify a trust file, Privoxy will only allow access to sites
- that are specified in the trustfile. Sites can be listed in one
- of two ways: Prepending a ~ character limits
- access to this site only (and any sub-paths within this site),
- e.g. ~www.example.com allows access to
- ~www.example.com/features/news.html,
- etc. Or, you can designate sites as trusted referrers, by
- prepending the name with a +
- character. The effect is that access to untrusted sites will be
- granted -- but only if a link from this trusted referrer was
- used to get there. The link target will then be added to the
- "trustfile" so that future, direct
- accesses will be granted. Sites added via this mechanism do not
- become trusted referrers themselves (i.e. they are added with a
- ~ designation). There is a limit of
- 512 such entries, after which new entries will not be made. If you use the + operator in the
- trust file, it may grow considerably over time. It is recommended that Privoxy be compiled with the --disable-force, --disable-toggle and --disable-editor options, if this feature is to
- be used. Possible applications include limiting Internet access for
- children. The trust mechanism is an experimental feature for building white-lists and should be used with care.
+ It is NOT recommended for the casual user. If you specify a trust file, Privoxy will only allow access to sites
+ that are specified in the trustfile. Sites can be listed in one of two ways: Prepending a ~ character limits access to this site only (and any sub-paths
+ within this site), e.g. ~www.example.com allows access to ~www.example.com/features/news.html, etc. Or, you can designate sites as trusted
+ referrers, by prepending the name with a + character. The effect is
+ that access to untrusted sites will be granted -- but only if a link from this trusted referrer was used
+ to get there. The link target will then be added to the "trustfile" so that
+ future, direct accesses will be granted. Sites added via this mechanism do not become trusted referrers
+ themselves (i.e. they are added with a ~ designation). There is a limit of 512
+ such entries, after which new entries will not be made. If you use the + operator in the trust file, it may grow considerably over
+ time. It is recommended that Privoxy be compiled with the --disable-force, --disable-toggle and --disable-editor options, if this feature is to be used. Possible applications include limiting Internet access for children.7.2.1.
- confdir
-
+ 7.2.1. confdir
7.2.2.
- templdir
-
+ 7.2.2. templdir
7.2.3. logdir
-
+ 7.2.3. temporary-directory
+ 7.2.4. logdir
+
+
7.2.4.
- actionsfile
-
+ 7.2.5. actionsfile
@@ -505,14 +352,12 @@
match-all.action # Actions that are applied to all sites and maybe overruled later on.
-
-
7.2.5.
- filterfile
-
+ 7.2.6. filterfile
7.2.6.
- logfile
-
+ 7.2.7. logfile
7.2.7.
- trustfile
-
+ 7.2.8. trustfile
These options are mainly useful when tracing a problem. Note that - you might also want to invoke Privoxy - with the --no-daemon command line option when +
These options are mainly useful when tracing a problem. Note that you might also want to invoke Privoxy with the --no-daemon command line option when debugging.
-Key values that determine what information gets logged.
Integer values
0 (i.e.: only fatal errors (that cause Privoxy to exit) are - logged)
+0 (i.e.: only fatal errors (that cause Privoxy to exit) are logged)
Default value is used (see above).
The available debug levels are:
-
-
- debug 1 # Log the destination for each request Privoxy let through. See also debug 1024.
+
|
To select multiple debug levels, you can either add them or - use multiple debug lines.
- -A debug level of 1 is informative because it will show you - each request as it happens. 1, 1024, 4096 and 8192 are recommended so - that you will notice when things go wrong. The other levels are - probably only of interest if you are hunting down a specific - problem. They can produce a hell of an output (especially - 16).
- -Privoxy used to ship with - the debug levels recommended above enabled by default, but due - to privacy concerns 3.0.7 and later are configured to only log - fatal errors.
- -If you are used to the more verbose settings, simply enable - the debug lines below again.
- -If you want to use pure CLF (Common Log Format), you should - set "debug 512" ONLY and not enable - anything else.
- -Privoxy has a hard-coded - limit for the length of log messages. If it's reached, messages - are logged truncated and marked with "... - [too long, truncated]".
- -Please don't file any support requests without trying to - reproduce the problem with increased debug level first. Once - you read the log messages, you may even be able to solve the - problem on your own.
+To select multiple debug levels, you can either add them or use multiple debug lines.
+A debug level of 1 is informative because it will show you each request as it happens. 1, 1024, 4096 and 8192 are recommended so that you will notice + when things go wrong. The other levels are probably only of interest if you are hunting down a specific + problem. They can produce a hell of an output (especially 16).
+If you are used to the more verbose settings, simply enable the debug lines below again.
+If you want to use pure CLF (Common Log Format), you should set "debug 512" + ONLY and not enable anything else.
+Privoxy has a hard-coded limit for the length of log messages. If + it's reached, messages are logged truncated and marked with "... [too long, + truncated]".
+Please don't file any support requests without trying to reproduce the problem with increased debug + level first. Once you read the log messages, you may even be able to solve the problem on your own.
Whether to run only one server thread.
None
+1 or 0
Unset
+0
Multi-threaded (or, where unavailable: forked) operation, - i.e. the ability to serve multiple requests simultaneously.
+Multi-threaded (or, where unavailable: forked) operation, i.e. the ability to serve multiple requests + simultaneously.
This option is only there for debugging purposes. - It will drastically - reduce performance.
+This option is only there for debugging purposes. It will + drastically reduce performance.
The hostname shown on the CGI pages.
Text
Unset
+Unset
The hostname provided by the operating system is used.
On some misconfigured systems resolving the hostname fails - or takes too much time and slows Privoxy down. Setting a fixed - hostname works around the problem.
- -In other circumstances it might be desirable to show a - hostname other than the one returned by the operating system. - For example if the system has several different hostnames and - you don't want to use the first one.
- -Note that Privoxy does not validate the specified hostname - value.
+On some misconfigured systems resolving the hostname fails or takes too much time and slows Privoxy + down. Setting a fixed hostname works around the problem.
+In other circumstances it might be desirable to show a hostname other than the one returned by the + operating system. For example if the system has several different hostnames and you don't want to use the + first one.
+Note that Privoxy does not validate the specified hostname value.
This section of the config file controls the security-relevant - aspects of Privoxy's - configuration.
- +This section of the config file controls the security-relevant aspects of Privoxy's configuration.
The address and TCP port on which Privoxy will listen for client +
The address and TCP port on which Privoxy will listen for client requests.
[IP-Address]:Port
- -[Hostname]:Port
+[IP-Address]:Port
+[Hostname]:Port
127.0.0.1:8118
Bind to 127.0.0.1 (IPv4 localhost), port 8118. This is - suitable and recommended for home users who run Privoxy on the same machine as their - browser.
+Bind to 127.0.0.1 (IPv4 localhost), port 8118. This is suitable and recommended for home users who run + Privoxy on the same machine as their browser.
You will need to configure your browser(s) to this proxy - address and port.
- -If you already have another service running on port 8118, or - if you want to serve requests from other machines (e.g. on your - local network) as well, you will need to override the - default.
- -You can use this statement multiple times to make - Privoxy listen on more ports - or more IP addresses. Suitable if - your operating system does not support sharing IPv6 and IPv4 - protocols on the same socket.
- -If a hostname is used instead of an IP address, Privoxy will try to resolve it to an IP - address and if there are multiple, use the first one - returned.
- -If the address for the hostname isn't already known on the - system (for example because it's in /etc/hostname), this may - result in DNS traffic.
- -If the specified address isn't available on the system, or - if the hostname can't be resolved, Privoxy will fail to start.
- -IPv6 addresses containing colons have to be quoted by - brackets. They can only be used if Privoxy has been compiled with IPv6 - support. If you aren't sure if your version supports it, have a - look at http://config.privoxy.org/show-status.
- -Some operating systems will prefer IPv6 to IPv4 addresses - even if the system has no IPv6 connectivity which is usually - not expected by the user. Some even rely on DNS to resolve - localhost which mean the "localhost" address used may not - actually be local.
- -It is therefore recommended to explicitly configure the - intended IP address instead of relying on the operating system, - unless there's a strong reason not to.
- -If you leave out the address, Privoxy will bind to all IPv4 interfaces - (addresses) on your machine and may become reachable from the - Internet and/or the local network. Be aware that some GNU/Linux - distributions modify that behaviour without updating the - documentation. Check for non-standard patches if your - Privoxy version behaves - differently.
- -If you configure Privoxy to - be reachable from the network, consider using access control lists (ACL's, see below), - and/or a firewall.
- -If you open Privoxy to - untrusted users, you will also want to make sure that the - following actions are disabled: enable-edit-actions - and You will need to configure your browser(s) to this proxy address and port.
+If you already have another service running on port 8118, or if you want to serve requests from other + machines (e.g. on your local network) as well, you will need to override the default.
+You can use this statement multiple times to make Privoxy listen on + more ports or more IP addresses. Suitable if your operating system does not + support sharing IPv6 and IPv4 protocols on the + same socket.
+If a hostname is used instead of an IP address, Privoxy will try to + resolve it to an IP address and if there are multiple, use the first one returned.
+If the address for the hostname isn't already known on the system (for example because it's in + /etc/hostname), this may result in DNS traffic.
+If the specified address isn't available on the system, or if the hostname can't be resolved, + Privoxy will fail to start. On GNU/Linux, and other platforms that can + listen on not yet assigned IP addresses, Privoxy will start and will listen on the specified address + whenever the IP address is assigned to the system
+IPv6 addresses containing colons have to be quoted by brackets. They can only be used if Privoxy has been compiled with IPv6 support. If you aren't sure if your version + supports it, have a look at http://config.privoxy.org/show-status.
+Some operating systems will prefer IPv6 to IPv4 addresses even if the system has no IPv6 connectivity + which is usually not expected by the user. Some even rely on DNS to resolve localhost which mean the + "localhost" address used may not actually be local.
+It is therefore recommended to explicitly configure the intended IP address instead of relying on the + operating system, unless there's a strong reason not to.
+If you leave out the address, Privoxy will bind to all IPv4 + interfaces (addresses) on your machine and may become reachable from the Internet and/or the local + network. Be aware that some GNU/Linux distributions modify that behaviour without updating the + documentation. Check for non-standard patches if your Privoxy version + behaves differently.
+If you configure Privoxy to be reachable from the network, consider + using access control lists (ACL's, see below), and/or a firewall.
+If you open Privoxy to untrusted users, you will also want to make + sure that the following actions are disabled: enable-edit-actions and enable-remote-toggle
Suppose you are running Privoxy on a machine which has the address - 192.168.0.1 on your local private network (192.168.0.0) and has - another outside connection with a different address. You want - it to serve requests from inside only:
- +Suppose you are running Privoxy on a machine which has the address + 192.168.0.1 on your local private network (192.168.0.0) and has another outside connection with a + different address. You want it to serve requests from inside only:
- - listen-address 192.168.0.1:8118 -+ listen-address 192.168.0.1:8118 |
Suppose you are running Privoxy on an IPv6-capable machine and you - want it to listen on the IPv6 address of the loopback - device:
- +Suppose you are running Privoxy on an IPv6-capable machine and you + want it to listen on the IPv6 address of the loopback device:
- - listen-address [::1]:8118 -+ listen-address [::1]:8118 |
Initial state of "toggle" status
1 or 0
1
Act as if toggled on
If set to 0, Privoxy will - start in "toggled off" mode, i.e. - mostly behave like a normal, content-neutral proxy with both ad - blocking and content filtering disabled. See enable-remote-toggle below.
+If set to 0, Privoxy will start in "toggled + off" mode, i.e. mostly behave like a normal, content-neutral proxy with both ad blocking and + content filtering disabled. See enable-remote-toggle below.
Whether or not the web-based - toggle feature may be used
+Whether or not the web-based toggle + feature may be used
0 or 1
0
The web-based toggle feature is disabled.
When toggled off, Privoxy - mostly acts like a normal, content-neutral proxy, i.e. doesn't - block ads or filter content.
- -Access to the toggle feature can not be controlled - separately by "ACLs" or HTTP - authentication, so that everybody who can access Privoxy (see "ACLs" and listen-address above) can toggle it for all - users. So this option is not recommended for multi-user - environments with untrusted users.
- -Note that malicious client side code (e.g Java) is also - capable of using this option.
- -As a lot of Privoxy users - don't read documentation, this feature is disabled by - default.
- -Note that you must have compiled Privoxy with support for this feature, - otherwise this option has no effect.
+When toggled off, Privoxy mostly acts like a normal, content-neutral + proxy, i.e. doesn't block ads or filter content.
+Access to the toggle feature can not be + controlled separately by "ACLs" or HTTP authentication, so that everybody who + can access Privoxy (see "ACLs" and listen-address above) can toggle it for all users. So this option is not recommended for multi-user environments with untrusted + users.
+Note that malicious client side code (e.g Java) is also capable of using this option.
+As a lot of Privoxy users don't read documentation, this feature is + disabled by default.
+Note that you must have compiled Privoxy with support for this + feature, otherwise this option has no effect.
Whether or not Privoxy recognizes special HTTP headers to - change its behaviour.
+Whether or not Privoxy recognizes special HTTP headers to change its behaviour.
0 or 1
0
Privoxy ignores special HTTP headers.
When toggled on, the client can change Privoxy's behaviour by setting special - HTTP headers. Currently the only supported special header is - "X-Filter: No", to disable filtering - for the ongoing request, even if it is enabled in one of the - action files.
- -This feature is disabled by default. If you are using - Privoxy in a environment with - trusted clients, you may enable this feature at your - discretion. Note that malicious client side code (e.g Java) is - also capable of using this feature.
- -This option will be removed in future releases as it has - been obsoleted by the more general header taggers.
+When toggled on, the client can change Privoxy's behaviour by setting + special HTTP headers. Currently the only supported special header is "X-Filter: + No", to disable filtering for the ongoing request, even if it is enabled in one of the action + files.
+This feature is disabled by default. If you are using Privoxy in a + environment with trusted clients, you may enable this feature at your discretion. Note that malicious + client side code (e.g Java) is also capable of using this feature.
+This option will be removed in future releases as it has been obsoleted by the more general header + taggers.
Whether or not the web-based - actions file editor may be used
+Whether or not the web-based actions + file editor may be used
0 or 1
0
The web-based actions file editor is disabled.
Access to the editor can not be controlled separately by - "ACLs" or HTTP authentication, so - that everybody who can access Privoxy (see "ACLs" and listen-address above) can modify its - configuration for all users.
- -This option is not recommended for environments with - untrusted users and as a lot of Privoxy users don't read documentation, - this feature is disabled by default.
- -Note that malicious client side code (e.g Java) is also - capable of using the actions editor and you shouldn't enable - this options unless you understand the consequences and are - sure your browser is configured correctly.
- -Note that you must have compiled Privoxy with support for this feature, - otherwise this option has no effect.
+Access to the editor can not be controlled + separately by "ACLs" or HTTP authentication, so that everybody who can access + Privoxy (see "ACLs" and listen-address above) can modify its configuration for all users.
+This option is not recommended for environments + with untrusted users and as a lot of Privoxy users don't read + documentation, this feature is disabled by default.
+Note that malicious client side code (e.g Java) is also capable of using the actions editor and you + shouldn't enable this options unless you understand the consequences and are sure your browser is + configured correctly.
+Note that you must have compiled Privoxy with support for this + feature, otherwise this option has no effect.
Whether the user is allowed to ignore blocks and can - "go there anyway".
+Whether the user is allowed to ignore blocks and can "go there anyway".
0 or 1
0
Blocks are not enforced.
Privoxy is mainly used to - block and filter requests as a service to the user, for example - to block ads and other junk that clogs the pipes. Privoxy's configuration isn't perfect and - sometimes innocent pages are blocked. In this situation it - makes sense to allow the user to enforce the request and have - Privoxy ignore the block.
- -In the default configuration Privoxy's "Blocked" page contains a "go there anyway" link to adds a special string - (the force prefix) to the request URL. If that link is used, - Privoxy will detect the force - prefix, remove it again and let the request pass.
- -Of course Privoxy can also - be used to enforce a network policy. In that case the user - obviously should not be able to bypass any blocks, and that's - what the "enforce-blocks" option is - for. If it's enabled, Privoxy - hides the "go there anyway" link. If - the user adds the force prefix by hand, it will not be accepted - and the circumvention attempt is logged.
+Privoxy is mainly used to block and filter requests as a service to + the user, for example to block ads and other junk that clogs the pipes. Privoxy's configuration isn't perfect and sometimes innocent pages are blocked. In + this situation it makes sense to allow the user to enforce the request and have Privoxy ignore the block.
+In the default configuration Privoxy's "Blocked" page contains a "go there anyway" link to adds a + special string (the force prefix) to the request URL. If that link is used, Privoxy will detect the force prefix, remove it again and let the request pass.
+Of course Privoxy can also be used to enforce a network policy. In + that case the user obviously should not be able to bypass any blocks, and that's what the "enforce-blocks" option is for. If it's enabled, Privoxy + hides the "go there anyway" link. If the user adds the force prefix by hand, + it will not be accepted and the circumvention attempt is logged.
enforce-blocks 1
Who can access what.
src_addr[:port][/src_masklen] [dst_addr[:port][/dst_masklen]]
- -Where src_addr and - dst_addr are IPv4 addresses - in dotted decimal notation or valid DNS names, port is a port number, and src_masklen and dst_masklen are subnet masks in CIDR - notation, i.e. integer values from 2 to 30 representing the - length (in bits) of the network address. The masks and the - whole destination part are optional.
- -If your system implements RFC - 3493, then src_addr and - dst_addr can be IPv6 - addresses delimeted by brackets, port can be a number or a service - name, and src_masklen and - dst_masklen can be a number - from 0 to 128.
+src_addr[:port][/src_masklen] [dst_addr[:port][/dst_masklen]]
+Where src_addr and dst_addr + are IPv4 addresses in dotted decimal notation or valid DNS names, port is a port number, and src_masklen and + dst_masklen are subnet masks in CIDR notation, i.e. integer values + from 2 to 30 representing the length (in bits) of the network address. The masks and the whole + destination part are optional.
+If your system implements RFC 3493, + then src_addr and dst_addr can be + IPv6 addresses delimeted by brackets, port can be a number or a + service name, and src_masklen and dst_masklen can be a number from 0 to 128.
Unset
- -If no port is specified, - any port will match. If no src_masklen or src_masklen is given, the complete IP - address has to match (i.e. 32 bits for IPv4 and 128 bits for - IPv6).
+Unset
+If no port is specified, any port will match. If no src_masklen or src_masklen is given, the + complete IP address has to match (i.e. 32 bits for IPv4 and 128 bits for IPv6).
Don't restrict access further than implied by listen-address
+Don't restrict access further than implied by listen-address
Access controls are included at the request of ISPs and - systems administrators, and are not usually needed by individual - users. For a typical home user, it will normally - suffice to ensure that Privoxy - only listens on the localhost (127.0.0.1) or internal (home) - network address by means of the listen-address option.
- -Please see the warnings in the FAQ that Privoxy is not intended to be a substitute - for a firewall or to encourage anyone to defer addressing basic - security weaknesses.
- -Multiple ACL lines are OK. If any ACLs are specified, - Privoxy only talks to IP - addresses that match at least one permit-access line and don't match any - subsequent deny-access line. In other - words, the last match wins, with the default being deny-access.
- -If Privoxy is using a - forwarder (see forward below) for a - particular destination URL, the dst_addr that is examined is the - address of the forwarder and NOT the address of the ultimate target. - This is necessary because it may be impossible for the local - Privoxy to determine the IP - address of the ultimate target (that's often what gateways are - used for).
- -You should prefer using IP addresses over DNS names, because - the address lookups take time. All DNS names must resolve! You - can not - use domain patterns like "*.org" or - partial domain names. If a DNS name resolves to multiple IP +
Access controls are included at the request of ISPs and systems administrators, and are not usually needed by individual users. For a typical home + user, it will normally suffice to ensure that Privoxy only listens on + the localhost (127.0.0.1) or internal (home) network address by means of the listen-address + option.
+Please see the warnings in the FAQ that Privoxy is not intended to be + a substitute for a firewall or to encourage anyone to defer addressing basic security weaknesses.
+Multiple ACL lines are OK. If any ACLs are specified, Privoxy only + talks to IP addresses that match at least one permit-access line and don't match + any subsequent deny-access line. In other words, the last match wins, with the + default being deny-access.
+If Privoxy is using a forwarder (see forward + below) for a particular destination URL, the dst_addr that is + examined is the address of the forwarder and NOT + the address of the ultimate target. This is necessary because it may be impossible for the local + Privoxy to determine the IP address of the ultimate target (that's often + what gateways are used for).
+You should prefer using IP addresses over DNS names, because the address lookups take time. All DNS + names must resolve! You can not use domain patterns + like "*.org" or partial domain names. If a DNS name resolves to multiple IP addresses, only the first one is used.
- -Some systems allow IPv4 clients to connect to IPv6 server - sockets. Then the client's IPv4 address will be translated by - the system into IPv6 address space with special prefix - ::ffff:0:0/96 (so called IPv4 mapped IPv6 address). - Privoxy can handle it and maps - such ACL addresses automatically.
- -Denying access to particular sites by ACL may have undesired - side effects if the site in question is hosted on a machine - which also hosts other sites (most sites are).
+Some systems allow IPv4 clients to connect to IPv6 server sockets. Then the client's IPv4 address will + be translated by the system into IPv6 address space with special prefix ::ffff:0:0/96 (so called IPv4 + mapped IPv6 address). Privoxy can handle it and maps such ACL addresses + automatically.
+Denying access to particular sites by ACL may have undesired side effects if the site in question is + hosted on a machine which also hosts other sites (most sites are).
Explicitly define the default behavior if no ACL and - listen-address are set: "localhost" is OK. The absence of a dst_addr implies that all destination - addresses are OK:
- +Explicitly define the default behavior if no ACL and listen-address are set: + "localhost" is OK. The absence of a dst_addr implies that all + destination addresses are OK:
- - permit-access localhost -+ permit-access localhost |
Allow any host on the same class C subnet as www.privoxy.org - access to nothing but www.example.com (or other domains hosted - on the same system):
- +Allow any host on the same class C subnet as www.privoxy.org access to nothing but www.example.com (or + other domains hosted on the same system):
- - permit-access www.privoxy.org/24 www.example.com/32 -+ permit-access www.privoxy.org/24 www.example.com/32 |
Allow access from any host on the 26-bit subnet - 192.168.45.64 to anywhere, with the exception that - 192.168.45.73 may not access the IP address behind - www.dirty-stuff.example.com:
- +Allow access from any host on the 26-bit subnet 192.168.45.64 to anywhere, with the exception that + 192.168.45.73 may not access the IP address behind www.dirty-stuff.example.com:
- - permit-access 192.168.45.64/26 - deny-access 192.168.45.73 www.dirty-stuff.example.com -+ permit-access 192.168.45.64/26 + deny-access 192.168.45.73 www.dirty-stuff.example.com |
Allow access from the IPv4 network 192.0.2.0/24 even if - listening on an IPv6 wild card address (not supported on all - platforms):
- +Allow access from the IPv4 network 192.0.2.0/24 even if listening on an IPv6 wild card address (not + supported on all platforms):
- - permit-access 192.0.2.0/24 -+ permit-access 192.0.2.0/24 |
This is equivalent to the following line even if listening - on an IPv4 address (not supported on all platforms):
- +This is equivalent to the following line even if listening on an IPv4 address (not supported on all + platforms):
- - permit-access [::ffff:192.0.2.0]/120 -+ permit-access [::ffff:192.0.2.0]/120 |
Maximum size of the buffer for content filtering.
Size in Kbytes
4096
Use a 4MB (4096 KB) limit.
For content filtering, i.e. the +filter and +deanimate-gif actions, it is necessary that - Privoxy buffers the entire - document body. This can be potentially dangerous, since a - server could just keep sending data indefinitely and wait for - your RAM to exhaust -- with nasty consequences. Hence this +
For content filtering, i.e. the +filter and +deanimate-gif actions, it is necessary that Privoxy + buffers the entire document body. This can be potentially dangerous, since a server could just keep + sending data indefinitely and wait for your RAM to exhaust -- with nasty consequences. Hence this option.
- -When a document buffer size reaches the buffer-limit, it is flushed to the client - unfiltered and no further attempt to filter the rest of the - document is made. Remember that there may be multiple threads - running, which might require up to buffer-limit Kbytes each, unless you have - enabled "single-threaded" above.
+When a document buffer size reaches the buffer-limit, it is flushed to the + client unfiltered and no further attempt to filter the rest of the document is made. Remember that there + may be multiple threads running, which might require up to buffer-limit Kbytes + each, unless you have enabled "single-threaded" above.
+Whether or not proxy authentication through Privoxy should work.
+0 or 1
+0
+Proxy authentication headers are removed.
+Privoxy itself does not support proxy authentication, but can allow clients to authenticate against + Privoxy's parent proxy.
+By default Privoxy (3.0.21 and later) don't do that and remove Proxy-Authorization headers in requests + and Proxy-Authenticate headers in responses to make it harder for malicious sites to trick inexperienced + users into providing login information.
+If this option is enabled the headers are forwarded.
+Enabling this option is not recommended if there + is no parent proxy that requires authentication or if the local network between Privoxy and the parent + proxy isn't trustworthy. If proxy authentication is only required for some requests, it is recommended to + use a client header filter to remove the authentication headers for requests where they aren't + needed.
+A trusted website or webpage whose links can be followed to reach sensitive CGI pages
+URL or URL prefix
+Unset
+No external pages are considered trusted referers.
+Before Privoxy accepts configuration changes through CGI pages like + client-tags or the remote toggle, it checks the Referer header to see if the request + comes from a trusted source.
+By default only the webinterface domains config.privoxy.org and p.p are considered trustworthy. + Requests originating from other domains are rejected to prevent third-parties from modifiying Privoxy's + state by e.g. embedding images that result in CGI requests.
+In some environments it may be desirable to embed links to CGI pages on external pages, for example on + an Intranet homepage the Privoxy admin controls.
+The "trusted-cgi-referer" option can be used to add that page, or the whole + domain, as trusted source so the resulting requests aren't rejected. Requests are accepted if the + specified trusted-cgi-refer is the prefix of the Referer.
+If the trusted source is supposed to access the CGI pages via JavaScript the cors-allowed-origin option can be used.
+| Warning | +
|
+ Declaring pages the admin doesn't control trustworthy may allow malicious third parties to + modify Privoxy's internal state against the user's wishes and without the user's knowledge. + |
+
A trusted website which can access Privoxy's CGI pages through + JavaScript.
+URL
+Unset
+No external sites get access via cross-origin resource sharing.
+Modern browsers by default prevent cross-origin requests made via JavaScript to Privoxy's CGI interface even if Privoxy would trust + the referer because it's white listed via the trusted-cgi-referer directive.
+Cross-origin + resource sharing (CORS) is a mechanism to allow cross-origin requests.
+The "cors-allowed-origin" option can be used to specify a domain that is + allowed to make requests to Privoxy CGI interface via JavaScript. It is used in combination with the + trusted-cgi-referer directive.
+| Warning | +
|
+ Declaring domains the admin doesn't control trustworthy may allow malicious third parties to + modify Privoxy's internal state against the user's wishes and without the user's knowledge. + |
+
This feature allows routing of HTTP requests through a chain of - multiple proxies.
- -Forwarding can be used to chain Privoxy with a caching proxy to - speed up browsing. Using a parent proxy may also be necessary if the - machine that Privoxy runs on has no - direct Internet access.
- -Note that parent proxies can severely decrease your privacy level. - For example a parent proxy could add your IP address to the request - headers and if it's a caching proxy it may add the "Etag" header to revalidation requests again, even - though you configured Privoxy to remove it. It may also ignore - Privoxy's header time randomization and use the original values which - could be used by the server as cookie replacement to track your steps - between visits.
- -Also specified here are SOCKS proxies. Privoxy supports the SOCKS 4 and SOCKS 4A - protocols.
- +This feature allows routing of HTTP requests through a chain of multiple proxies.
+Forwarding can be used to chain Privoxy with a caching proxy to speed up browsing. Using a parent proxy may + also be necessary if the machine that Privoxy runs on has no direct Internet + access.
+Note that parent proxies can severely decrease your privacy level. For example a parent proxy could add your + IP address to the request headers and if it's a caching proxy it may add the "Etag" + header to revalidation requests again, even though you configured Privoxy to remove it. It may also ignore + Privoxy's header time randomization and use the original values which could be used by the server as cookie + replacement to track your steps between visits.
+Also specified here are SOCKS proxies. Privoxy supports the SOCKS 4 and SOCKS + 4A protocols.
To which parent HTTP proxy specific requests should be - routed.
+To which parent HTTP proxy specific requests should be routed.
target_pattern - http_parent[:port]
- -where target_pattern is - a URL pattern that - specifies to which requests (i.e. URLs) this forward rule shall - apply. Use / to denote "all URLs". http_parent[:port] is the DNS name or IP address - of the parent HTTP proxy through which the requests should be - forwarded, optionally followed by its listening port (default: - 8000). Use a single dot (.) to denote +
target_pattern http_parent[:port]
+where target_pattern is a URL pattern that specifies to which requests (i.e. URLs) this forward + rule shall apply. Use / to denote "all URLs". + http_parent[:port] is the DNS + name or IP address of the parent HTTP proxy through which the requests should be forwarded, optionally + followed by its listening port (default: 8000). Use a single dot (.) to denote "no forwarding".
Unset
+Unset
Don't use parent HTTP proxies.
If http_parent is - ".", then requests are not forwarded - to another HTTP proxy but are made directly to the web - servers.
- -http_parent can be a - numerical IPv6 address (if RFC 3493 - is implemented). To prevent clashes with the port delimiter, - the whole IP address has to be put into brackets. On the other - hand a target_pattern - containing an IPv6 address has to be put into angle brackets - (normal brackets are reserved for regular expressions - already).
- -Multiple lines are OK, they are checked in sequence, and the - last match wins.
+If http_parent is ".", then requests + are not forwarded to another HTTP proxy but are made directly to the web servers.
+http_parent can be a numerical IPv6 address (if RFC 3493 is implemented). To prevent clashes with + the port delimiter, the whole IP address has to be put into brackets. On the other hand a target_pattern containing an IPv6 address has to be put into angle brackets + (normal brackets are reserved for regular expressions already).
+Multiple lines are OK, they are checked in sequence, and the last match wins.
Everything goes to an example parent proxy, except SSL on - port 443 (which it doesn't handle):
- +Everything goes to an example parent proxy, except SSL on port 443 (which it doesn't handle):
- - forward / parent-proxy.example.org:8080 - forward :443 . -+ forward / parent-proxy.example.org:8080 + forward :443 . |
Everything goes to our example ISP's caching proxy, except - for requests to that ISP's sites:
- +Everything goes to our example ISP's caching proxy, except for requests to that ISP's sites:
- - forward / caching-proxy.isp.example.net:8000 - forward .isp.example.net . -+ forward / caching-proxy.isp.example.net:8000 + forward .isp.example.net . |
Parent proxy specified by an IPv6 address:
-
- - forward / [2001:DB8::1]:8000 -+ forward / [2001:DB8::1]:8000 |
Suppose your parent proxy doesn't support IPv6:
-
- - forward / parent-proxy.example.org:8000 +forward / parent-proxy.example.org:8000 forward ipv6-server.example.org . - forward <[2-3][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f]:*> . -+ forward <[2-3][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f]:*> . |
Through which SOCKS proxy (and optionally to which parent - HTTP proxy) specific requests should be routed.
+Through which SOCKS proxy (and optionally to which parent HTTP proxy) specific requests should be + routed.
target_pattern - socks_proxy[:port] http_parent[:port]
- -where target_pattern is - a URL pattern that - specifies to which requests (i.e. URLs) this forward rule shall - apply. Use / to denote "all URLs". http_parent and socks_proxy are IP addresses in - dotted decimal notation or valid DNS names (http_parent may be "." to denote "no HTTP - forwarding"), and the optional port parameters are TCP ports, i.e. - integer values from 1 to 65535
+target_pattern [user:pass@]socks_proxy[:port] http_parent[:port]
+where target_pattern is a URL pattern that specifies to which requests (i.e. URLs) this forward + rule shall apply. Use / to denote "all URLs". + http_parent and socks_proxy are + IP addresses in dotted decimal notation or valid DNS names (http_parent may be "." to denote "no HTTP forwarding"), and the optional port + parameters are TCP ports, i.e. integer values from 1 to 65535. user + and pass can be used for SOCKS5 authentication if required.
Unset
+Unset
Don't use SOCKS proxies.
Multiple lines are OK, they are checked in sequence, and the - last match wins.
- -The difference between forward-socks4 and forward-socks4a is that in the SOCKS 4A - protocol, the DNS resolution of the target hostname happens on - the SOCKS server, while in SOCKS 4 it happens locally.
- -With forward-socks5 the DNS - resolution will happen on the remote server as well.
- -forward-socks5t works like vanilla - forward-socks5 but lets Privoxy additionally use Tor-specific - SOCKS extensions. Currently the only supported SOCKS extension - is optimistic data which can reduce the latency for the first - request made on a newly created connection.
- -socks_proxy and - http_parent can be a - numerical IPv6 address (if RFC 3493 - is implemented). To prevent clashes with the port delimiter, - the whole IP address has to be put into brackets. On the other - hand a target_pattern - containing an IPv6 address has to be put into angle brackets - (normal brackets are reserved for regular expressions +
Multiple lines are OK, they are checked in sequence, and the last match wins.
+The difference between forward-socks4 and forward-socks4a is that in the SOCKS 4A protocol, the DNS resolution of the target + hostname happens on the SOCKS server, while in SOCKS 4 it happens locally.
+With forward-socks5 the DNS resolution will happen on the remote server as + well.
+forward-socks5t works like vanilla forward-socks5 + but lets Privoxy additionally use Tor-specific SOCKS extensions. + Currently the only supported SOCKS extension is optimistic data which can reduce the latency for the + first request made on a newly created connection.
+socks_proxy and http_parent + can be a numerical IPv6 address (if RFC + 3493 is implemented). To prevent clashes with the port delimiter, the whole IP address has to be put + into brackets. On the other hand a target_pattern containing an IPv6 + address has to be put into angle brackets (normal brackets are reserved for regular expressions already).
- -If http_parent is - ".", then requests are not forwarded - to another HTTP proxy but are made (HTTP-wise) directly to the - web servers, albeit through a SOCKS proxy.
+If http_parent is ".", then requests + are not forwarded to another HTTP proxy but are made (HTTP-wise) directly to the web servers, albeit + through a SOCKS proxy.
From the company example.com, direct connections are made to - all "internal" domains, but - everything outbound goes through their ISP's proxy by way of - example.com's corporate SOCKS 4A gateway to the Internet.
- +From the company example.com, direct connections are made to all "internal" + domains, but everything outbound goes through their ISP's proxy by way of example.com's corporate SOCKS + 4A gateway to the Internet.
- - forward-socks4a / socks-gw.example.com:1080 www-cache.isp.example.net:8080 - forward .example.com . -+ forward-socks4a / socks-gw.example.com:1080 www-cache.isp.example.net:8080 + forward .example.com . |
A rule that uses a SOCKS 4 gateway for all destinations but - no HTTP parent looks like this:
- +A rule that uses a SOCKS 4 gateway for all destinations but no HTTP parent looks like this:
- - forward-socks4 / socks-gw.example.com:1080 . -+ forward-socks4 / socks-gw.example.com:1080 . |
To chain Privoxy and Tor, both running on the same system, - you would use something like:
- +To connect SOCKS5 proxy which requires username/password authentication:
- - forward-socks5 / 127.0.0.1:9050 . -+ forward-socks5 / user:pass@socks-gw.example.com:1080 . |
The public Tor network - can't be used to reach your local network, if you need to - access local servers you therefore might want to make some - exceptions:
- +To chain Privoxy and Tor, both running on the same system, you would use something like:
- - forward 192.168.*.*/ . - forward 10.*.*.*/ . - forward 127.*.*.*/ . -+ forward-socks5t / 127.0.0.1:9050 . |
Unencrypted connections to systems in these address ranges - will be as (un)secure as the local network is, but the - alternative is that you can't reach the local network through - Privoxy at all. Of course this - may actually be desired and there is no reason to make these - exceptions if you aren't sure you need them.
- -If you also want to be able to reach servers in your local - network by using their names, you will need additional - exceptions that look like this:
- +Note that if you got Tor through one of the bundles, you may have to change the port from 9050 to 9150 + (or even another one). For details, please check the documentation on the Tor website.
+The public Tor network can't be used to reach your local network, if + you need to access local servers you therefore might want to make some exceptions:
+
+ forward 192.168.*.*/ . + forward 10.*.*.*/ . + forward 127.*.*.*/ .+ |
+
Unencrypted connections to systems in these address ranges will be as (un)secure as the local network + is, but the alternative is that you can't reach the local network through Privoxy at all. Of course this may actually be desired and there is no reason to + make these exceptions if you aren't sure you need them.
+If you also want to be able to reach servers in your local network by using their names, you will need + additional exceptions that look like this:
- - forward localhost/ . -+ forward localhost/ . |
If you have links to multiple ISPs that provide various special - content only to their subscribers, you can configure multiple - Privoxies which have connections to - the respective ISPs to act as forwarders to each other, so that - your users can +
If you have links to multiple ISPs that provide various special content only to their subscribers, you can + configure multiple Privoxies which have connections to the respective ISPs to + act as forwarders to each other, so that your users can see the internal content of all ISPs.
- -Assume that host-a has a PPP connection to isp-a.example.net. And - host-b has a PPP connection to isp-b.example.org. Both run - Privoxy. Their forwarding - configuration can look like this:
- +Assume that host-a has a PPP connection to isp-a.example.net. And host-b has a PPP connection to + isp-b.example.org. Both run Privoxy. Their forwarding configuration can look + like this:
host-a:
-
- - forward / . - forward .isp-b.example.net host-b:8118 -+ forward / . + forward .isp-b.example.net host-b:8118 |
host-b:
-
- - forward / . - forward .isp-a.example.org host-a:8118 -+ forward / . + forward .isp-a.example.org host-a:8118 |
Now, your users can set their browser's proxy to use either host-a - or host-b and be able to browse the internal content of both isp-a - and isp-b.
- -If you intend to chain Privoxy - and squid locally, then chaining as - browser -> squid -> privoxy is the - recommended way.
- -Assuming that Privoxy and - squid run on the same box, your - squid configuration could then look - like this:
- +Now, your users can set their browser's proxy to use either host-a or host-b and be able to browse the + internal content of both isp-a and isp-b.
+If you intend to chain Privoxy and squid + locally, then chaining as browser -> squid -> privoxy is the recommended + way.
+Assuming that Privoxy and squid run on the + same box, your squid configuration could then look like this:
- - # Define Privoxy as parent proxy (without ICP) +# Define Privoxy as parent proxy (without ICP) cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 8118 7 no-query # Define ACL for protocol FTP @@ -2090,93 +1493,61 @@ always_direct allow ftp # Forward all the rest to Privoxy - never_direct allow all -+ never_direct allow all |
You would then need to change your browser's proxy settings to - squid's address and port. Squid - normally uses port 3128. If unsure consult http_port in squid.conf.
- -You could just as well decide to only forward requests you suspect - of leading to Windows executables through a virus-scanning parent - proxy, say, on antivir.example.com, port - 8010:
- +You would then need to change your browser's proxy settings to squid's + address and port. Squid normally uses port 3128. If unsure consult http_port in + squid.conf.
+You could just as well decide to only forward requests you suspect of leading to Windows executables through + a virus-scanning parent proxy, say, on antivir.example.com, port 8010:
- - forward / . - forward /.*\.(exe|com|dll|zip)$ antivir.example.com:8010 -+ forward / . + forward /.*\.(exe|com|dll|zip)$ antivir.example.com:8010 |
How often Privoxy retries if a forwarded connection request - fails.
+How often Privoxy retries if a forwarded connection request fails.
Number of retries.
0
Connections forwarded through other proxies are treated like - direct connections and no retry attempts are made.
+Connections forwarded through other proxies are treated like direct connections and no retry attempts + are made.
forwarded-connect-retries is mainly - interesting for socks4a connections, where Privoxy can't detect why the connections - failed. The connection might have failed because of a DNS - timeout in which case a retry makes sense, but it might also - have failed because the server doesn't exist or isn't - reachable. In this case the retry will just delay the - appearance of Privoxy's error message.
- -Note that in the context of this option, "forwarded connections" includes all connections - that Privoxy forwards through other proxies. This option is not - limited to the HTTP CONNECT method.
- -Only use this option, if you are getting lots of - forwarding-related error messages that go away when you try - again manually. Start with a small value and check Privoxy's - logfile from time to time, to see how many retries are usually - needed.
+forwarded-connect-retries is mainly interesting for socks4a + connections, where Privoxy can't detect why the connections failed. The + connection might have failed because of a DNS timeout in which case a retry makes sense, but it might + also have failed because the server doesn't exist or isn't reachable. In this case the retry will just + delay the appearance of Privoxy's error message.
+Note that in the context of this option, "forwarded connections" includes + all connections that Privoxy forwards through other proxies. This option is not limited to the HTTP + CONNECT method.
+Only use this option, if you are getting lots of forwarding-related error messages that go away when + you try again manually. Start with a small value and check Privoxy's logfile from time to time, to see + how many retries are usually needed.
forwarded-connect-retries 1
Whether intercepted requests should be treated as valid.
0 or 1
0
Only proxy requests are accepted, intercepted requests are - treated as invalid.
+Only proxy requests are accepted, intercepted requests are treated as invalid.
If you don't trust your clients and want to force them to - use Privoxy, enable this - option and configure your packet filter to redirect outgoing - HTTP connections into Privoxy.
- -Make sure that Privoxy's - own requests aren't redirected as well. Additionally take care - that Privoxy can't - intentionally connect to itself, otherwise you could run into - redirection loops if Privoxy's - listening port is reachable by the outside or an attacker has - access to the pages you visit.
+If you don't trust your clients and want to force them to use Privoxy, enable this option and configure your packet filter to redirect outgoing + HTTP connections into Privoxy.
+Note that intercepting encrypted connections (HTTPS) isn't supported.
+Make sure that Privoxy's own requests aren't redirected as well. + Additionally take care that Privoxy can't intentionally connect to + itself, otherwise you could run into redirection loops if Privoxy's + listening port is reachable by the outside or an attacker has access to the pages you visit.
+If you are running Privoxy as intercepting proxy without being able to intercept all client requests + you may want to adjust the CGI templates to make sure they don't reference content from + config.privoxy.org.
accept-intercepted-requests 1
Whether requests to Privoxy's CGI pages can be blocked or +
Whether requests to Privoxy's CGI pages can be blocked or redirected.
0 or 1
0
Privoxy ignores block and - redirect actions for its CGI pages.
+Privoxy ignores block and redirect actions for its CGI pages.
By default Privoxy ignores - block or redirect actions for its CGI pages. Intercepting these - requests can be useful in multi-user setups to implement - fine-grained access control, but it can also render the - complete web interface useless and make debugging problems - painful if done without care.
- -Don't enable this option unless you're sure that you really - need it.
+By default Privoxy ignores block or redirect actions for its CGI + pages. Intercepting these requests can be useful in multi-user setups to implement fine-grained access + control, but it can also render the complete web interface useless and make debugging problems painful if + done without care.
+Don't enable this option unless you're sure that you really need it.
allow-cgi-request-crunching 1
Whether the CGI interface should stay compatible with broken - HTTP clients.
+Whether the CGI interface should stay compatible with broken HTTP clients.
0 or 1
0
The CGI form generate long GET URLs.
Privoxy's CGI forms can - lead to rather long URLs. This isn't a problem as far as the - HTTP standard is concerned, but it can confuse clients with - arbitrary URL length limitations.
- -Enabling split-large-forms causes Privoxy to divide big forms into smaller - ones to keep the URL length down. It makes editing a lot less - convenient and you can no longer submit all changes at once, - but at least it works around this browser bug.
- -If you don't notice any editing problems, there is no reason - to enable this option, but if one of the submit buttons appears - to be broken, you should give it a try.
+Privoxy's CGI forms can lead to rather long URLs. This isn't a + problem as far as the HTTP standard is concerned, but it can confuse clients with arbitrary URL length + limitations.
+Enabling split-large-forms causes Privoxy to divide big forms into + smaller ones to keep the URL length down. It makes editing a lot less convenient and you can no longer + submit all changes at once, but at least it works around this browser bug.
+If you don't notice any editing problems, there is no reason to enable this option, but if one of the + submit buttons appears to be broken, you should give it a try.
split-large-forms 1
Number of seconds after which an open connection will no - longer be reused.
+Number of seconds after which an open connection will no longer be reused.
Time in seconds.
None
Connections are not kept alive.
This option allows clients to keep the connection to - Privoxy alive. If the server - supports it, Privoxy will keep - the connection to the server alive as well. Under certain - circumstances this may result in speed-ups.
- -By default, Privoxy will - close the connection to the server if the client connection - gets closed, or if the specified timeout has been reached - without a new request coming in. This behaviour can be changed - with the This option allows clients to keep the connection to Privoxy alive. + If the server supports it, Privoxy will keep the connection to the + server alive as well. Under certain circumstances this may result in speed-ups.
+By default, Privoxy will close the connection to the server if the + client connection gets closed, or if the specified timeout has been reached without a new request coming + in. This behaviour can be changed with the connection-sharing option.
- -This option has no effect if Privoxy has been compiled without +
This option has no effect if Privoxy has been compiled without keep-alive support.
- -Note that a timeout of five seconds as used in the default - configuration file significantly decreases the number of - connections that will be reused. The value is used because some - browsers limit the number of connections they open to a single - host and apply the same limit to proxies. This can result in a - single website "grabbing" all the - connections the browser allows, which means connections to - other websites can't be opened until the connections currently - in use time out.
- -Several users have reported this as a Privoxy bug, so the - default value has been reduced. Consider increasing it to 300 - seconds or even more if you think your browser can handle it. - If your browser appears to be hanging, it probably can't.
+Note that a timeout of five seconds as used in the default configuration file significantly decreases + the number of connections that will be reused. The value is used because some browsers limit the number + of connections they open to a single host and apply the same limit to proxies. This can result in a + single website "grabbing" all the connections the browser allows, which means + connections to other websites can't be opened until the connections currently in use time out.
+Several users have reported this as a Privoxy bug, so the default value has been reduced. Consider + increasing it to 300 seconds or even more if you think your browser can handle it. If your browser + appears to be hanging, it probably can't.
keep-alive-timeout 300
Whether or not pipelined requests should be served.
0 or 1.
None
If Privoxy receives more than one request at once, it - terminates the client connection after serving the first - one.
+If Privoxy receives more than one request at once, it terminates the client connection after serving + the first one.
Privoxy currently doesn't - pipeline outgoing requests, thus allowing pipelining on the - client connection is not guaranteed to improve the - performance.
- -By default Privoxy tries to - discourage clients from pipelining by discarding aggressively - pipelined requests, which forces the client to resend them - through a new connection.
- -This option lets Privoxy - tolerate pipelining. Whether or not that improves performance - mainly depends on the client configuration.
- -If you are seeing problems with pages not properly loading, - disabling this option could work around the problem.
+Privoxy currently doesn't pipeline outgoing requests, thus allowing + pipelining on the client connection is not guaranteed to improve the performance.
+By default Privoxy tries to discourage clients from pipelining by + discarding aggressively pipelined requests, which forces the client to resend them through a new + connection.
+This option lets Privoxy tolerate pipelining. Whether or not that + improves performance mainly depends on the client configuration.
+If you are seeing problems with pages not properly loading, disabling this option could work around + the problem.
tolerate-pipelining 1
Assumed server-side keep-alive timeout if not specified by - the server.
+Assumed server-side keep-alive timeout if not specified by the server.
Time in seconds.
None
Connections for which the server didn't specify the - keep-alive timeout are not reused.
+Connections for which the server didn't specify the keep-alive timeout are not reused.
Enabling this option significantly increases the number of - connections that are reused, provided the keep-alive-timeout - option is also enabled.
- -While it also increases the number of connections problems - when Privoxy tries to reuse a - connection that already has been closed on the server side, or - is closed while Privoxy is - trying to reuse it, this should only be a problem if it happens - for the first request sent by the client. If it happens for - requests on reused client connections, Privoxy will simply close the connection - and the client is supposed to retry the request without - bothering the user.
- -Enabling this option is therefore only recommended if the - Enabling this option significantly increases the number of connections that are reused, provided the + keep-alive-timeout option is also enabled.
+While it also increases the number of connections problems when Privoxy tries to reuse a connection that already has been closed on the server side, + or is closed while Privoxy is trying to reuse it, this should only be a + problem if it happens for the first request sent by the client. If it happens for requests on reused + client connections, Privoxy will simply close the connection and the + client is supposed to retry the request without bothering the user.
+Enabling this option is therefore only recommended if the connection-sharing option is disabled.
- -It is an error to specify a value larger than the keep-alive-timeout - value.
- -This option has no effect if Privoxy has been compiled without +
It is an error to specify a value larger than the keep-alive-timeout value.
+This option has no effect if Privoxy has been compiled without keep-alive support.
default-server-timeout 60
Whether or not outgoing connections that have been kept - alive should be shared between different incoming - connections.
+Whether or not outgoing connections that have been kept alive should be shared between different + incoming connections.
0 or 1
None
Connections are not shared.
This option has no effect if Privoxy has been compiled without +
This option has no effect if Privoxy has been compiled without keep-alive support, or if it's disabled.
Note that reusing connections doesn't necessary cause - speedups. There are also a few privacy implications you should - be aware of.
- -If this option is effective, outgoing connections are shared - between clients (if there are more than one) and closing the - browser that initiated the outgoing connection does no longer - affect the connection between Privoxy and the server unless the client's - request hasn't been completed yet.
- -If the outgoing connection is idle, it will not be closed - until either Privoxy's or the - server's timeout is reached. While it's open, the server knows - that the system running Privoxy is still there.
- -If there are more than one client (maybe even belonging to - multiple users), they will be able to reuse each others - connections. This is potentially dangerous in case of - authentication schemes like NTLM where only the connection is - authenticated, instead of requiring authentication for each - request.
- -If there is only a single client, and if said client can - keep connections alive on its own, enabling this option has - next to no effect. If the client doesn't support connection - keep-alive, enabling this option may make sense as it allows - Privoxy to keep outgoing - connections alive even if the client itself doesn't support - it.
- -You should also be aware that enabling this option increases - the likelihood of getting the "No server or forwarder data" - error message, especially if you are using a slow connection to - the Internet.
- -This option should only be used by experienced users who - understand the risks and can weight them against the - benefits.
+Note that reusing connections doesn't necessary cause speedups. There are also a few privacy + implications you should be aware of.
+If this option is effective, outgoing connections are shared between clients (if there are more than + one) and closing the browser that initiated the outgoing connection does no longer affect the connection + between Privoxy and the server unless the client's request hasn't been + completed yet.
+If the outgoing connection is idle, it will not be closed until either Privoxy's or the server's timeout is reached. While it's open, the server knows that + the system running Privoxy is still there.
+If there are more than one client (maybe even belonging to multiple users), they will be able to reuse + each others connections. This is potentially dangerous in case of authentication schemes like NTLM where + only the connection is authenticated, instead of requiring authentication for each request.
+If there is only a single client, and if said client can keep connections alive on its own, enabling + this option has next to no effect. If the client doesn't support connection keep-alive, enabling this + option may make sense as it allows Privoxy to keep outgoing connections + alive even if the client itself doesn't support it.
+You should also be aware that enabling this option increases the likelihood of getting the "No server + or forwarder data" error message, especially if you are using a slow connection to the Internet.
+This option should only be used by experienced users who understand the risks and can weight them + against the benefits.
connection-sharing 1
Number of seconds after which a socket times out if no data - is received.
+Number of seconds after which a socket times out if no data is received.
Time in seconds.
None
A default value of 300 seconds is used.
The default is quite high and you probably want to reduce - it. If you aren't using an occasionally slow proxy like Tor, - reducing it to a few seconds should be fine.
+The default is quite high and you probably want to reduce it. If you aren't using an occasionally slow + proxy like Tor, reducing it to a few seconds should be fine.
socket-timeout 300
Maximum number of client connections that will be - served.
+Maximum number of client connections that will be served.
Positive number.
None
+128
Connections are served until a resource limit is - reached.
+Connections are served until a resource limit is reached.
Privoxy creates one thread - (or process) for every incoming client connection that isn't - rejected based on the access control settings.
- -If the system is powerful enough, Privoxy can theoretically deal with - several hundred (or thousand) connections at the same time, but - some operating systems enforce resource limits by shutting down - offending processes and their default limits may be below the - ones Privoxy would require - under heavy load.
- -Configuring Privoxy to - enforce a connection limit below the thread or process limit - used by the operating system makes sure this doesn't happen. - Simply increasing the operating system's limit would work too, - but if Privoxy isn't the only - application running on the system, you may actually want to - limit the resources used by Privoxy.
- -If Privoxy is only used by - a single trusted user, limiting the number of client - connections is probably unnecessary. If there are multiple - possibly untrusted users you probably still want to - additionally use a packet filter to limit the maximal number of - incoming connections per client. Otherwise a malicious user - could intentionally create a high number of connections to - prevent other users from using Privoxy creates one thread (or process) for every incoming client + connection that isn't rejected based on the access control settings.
+If the system is powerful enough, Privoxy can theoretically deal with + several hundred (or thousand) connections at the same time, but some operating systems enforce resource + limits by shutting down offending processes and their default limits may be below the ones Privoxy would require under heavy load.
+Configuring Privoxy to enforce a connection limit below the thread or + process limit used by the operating system makes sure this doesn't happen. Simply increasing the + operating system's limit would work too, but if Privoxy isn't the only + application running on the system, you may actually want to limit the resources used by Privoxy.
- -Obviously using this option only makes sense if you choose a - limit below the one enforced by the operating system.
+If Privoxy is only used by a single trusted user, limiting the number + of client connections is probably unnecessary. If there are multiple possibly untrusted users you + probably still want to additionally use a packet filter to limit the maximal number of incoming + connections per client. Otherwise a malicious user could intentionally create a high number of + connections to prevent other users from using Privoxy.
+Obviously using this option only makes sense if you choose a limit below the one enforced by the + operating system.
+One most POSIX-compliant systems Privoxy can't properly deal with + more than FD_SETSIZE file descriptors at the same time and has to reject connections if the limit is + reached. This will likely change in a future version, but currently this limit can't be increased without + recompiling Privoxy with a different FD_SETSIZE limit.
max-client-connections 256
The status code Privoxy returns for pages blocked with - +handle-as-empty-document.
+Connection queue length requested from the operating system.
0 or 1
+Number.
0
+128
Privoxy returns a status 403(forbidden) for all blocked - pages.
+A connection queue length of 128 is requested from the operating system.
Privoxy returns a status 200(OK) for pages blocked with - +handle-as-empty-document and a status 403(Forbidden) for all - other blocked pages.
+Under high load incoming connection may queue up before Privoxy gets around to serve them. The queue + length is limitted by the operating system. Once the queue is full, additional connections are dropped + before Privoxy can accept and serve them.
+Increasing the queue length allows Privoxy to accept more incomming connections that arrive roughly at + the same time.
+Note that Privoxy can only request a certain queue length, whether or not the requested length is + actually used depends on the operating system which may use a different length instead.
+On many operating systems a limit of -1 can be specified to instruct the operating system to use the + maximum queue length allowed. Check the listen man page to see if your platform allows this.
+On some platforms you can use "netstat -Lan -p tcp" to see the effective queue length.
+Effectively using a value above 128 usually requires changing the system configuration as well. On + FreeBSD-based system the limit is controlled by the kern.ipc.soacceptqueue sysctl.
This is a work-around for Firefox bug 492459: " Websites are no longer rendered if SSL requests for - JavaScripts are blocked by a proxy. " (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492459) - As the bug has been fixed for quite some time this option - should no longer be needed and will be removed in a future - release. Please speak up if you have a reason why the option - should be kept around.
+listen-backlog 4096
Whether or not buffered content is compressed before - delivery.
+Whether or not Privoxy should use an accept filter
0 or 1
0
Privoxy does not compress buffered content.
+No accept filter is enabled.
Privoxy compresses buffered content before delivering it to - the client, provided the client supports it.
+Accept filters reduce the number of context switches by not passing sockets for new connections to + Privoxy until a complete HTTP request is available.
+As a result, Privoxy can process the whole request right away without having to wait for additional + data first.
+For this option to work, Privoxy has to be compiled with FEATURE_ACCEPT_FILTER and the operating + system has to support it (which may require loading a kernel module).
+Currently accept filters are only supported on FreeBSD-based systems. Check the accf_http(9) man page to learn + how to enable the support in the operating system.
This directive is only supported if Privoxy has been - compiled with FEATURE_COMPRESSION, which should not to be - confused with FEATURE_ZLIB.
- -Compressing buffered content is mainly useful if Privoxy and - the client are running on different systems. If they are - running on the same system, enabling compression is likely to - slow things down. If you didn't measure otherwise, you should - assume that it does and keep this option disabled.
- -Privoxy will not compress buffered content below a certain - length.
+enable-accept-filter 1
The compression level that is passed to the zlib library - when compressing buffered content.
+The status code Privoxy returns for pages blocked with +handle-as-empty-document.
Positive number ranging from 0 to - 9.
+0 or 1
+0
+Privoxy returns a status 403(forbidden) for all blocked pages.
+Privoxy returns a status 200(OK) for pages blocked with +handle-as-empty-document and a status + 403(Forbidden) for all other blocked pages.
+This directive was added as a work-around for Firefox bug 492459: "Websites are no + longer rendered if SSL requests for JavaScripts are blocked by a proxy." ( https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492459), the bug has been fixed for quite some + time, but this directive is also useful to make it harder for websites to detect whether or not resources + are being blocked.
+Whether or not buffered content is compressed before delivery.
+0 or 1
+0
+Privoxy does not compress buffered content.
+Privoxy compresses buffered content before delivering it to the client, provided the client supports + it.
+This directive is only supported if Privoxy has been compiled with FEATURE_COMPRESSION, which should + not to be confused with FEATURE_ZLIB.
+Compressing buffered content is mainly useful if Privoxy and the client are running on different + systems. If they are running on the same system, enabling compression is likely to slow things down. If + you didn't measure otherwise, you should assume that it does and keep this option disabled.
+Privoxy will not compress buffered content below a certain length.
+The compression level that is passed to the zlib library when compressing buffered content.
+Positive number ranging from 0 to 9.
1
Compressing the data more takes usually longer than - compressing it less or not compressing it at all. Which level - is best depends on the connection between Privoxy and the - client. If you can't be bothered to benchmark it for yourself, - you should stick with the default and keep compression - disabled.
- -If compression is disabled, the compression level is - irrelevant.
+Compressing the data more takes usually longer than compressing it less or not compressing it at all. + Which level is best depends on the connection between Privoxy and the client. If you can't be bothered to + benchmark it for yourself, you should stick with the default and keep compression disabled.
+If compression is disabled, the compression level is irrelevant.
-
- # Best speed (compared to the other levels)
+
|
The order in which client headers are sorted before - forwarding them.
+The order in which client headers are sorted before forwarding them.
Client header names delimited by - spaces or tabs
+Client header names delimited by spaces or tabs
None
By default Privoxy leaves - the client headers in the order they were sent by the client. - Headers are modified in-place, new headers are added at the end - of the already existing headers.
- -The header order can be used to fingerprint client requests - independently of other headers like the User-Agent.
- -This directive allows to sort the headers differently to - better mimic a different User-Agent. Client headers will be - emitted in the order given, headers whose name isn't explicitly - specified are added at the end.
- -Note that sorting headers in an uncommon way will make - fingerprinting actually easier. Encrypted headers are not - affected by this directive.
+By default Privoxy leaves the client headers in the order they were + sent by the client. Headers are modified in-place, new headers are added at the end of the already + existing headers.
+The header order can be used to fingerprint client requests independently of other headers like the + User-Agent.
+This directive allows to sort the headers differently to better mimic a different User-Agent. Client + headers will be emitted in the order given, headers whose name isn't explicitly specified are added at + the end.
+Note that sorting headers in an uncommon way will make fingerprinting actually easier. Encrypted + headers are not affected by this directive.
+The name of a tag that will always be set for clients that requested it through the webinterface.
+Tag name followed by a description that will be shown in the + webinterface
+None
+| Warning | +
|
+ This is an experimental feature. The syntax is likely to change in future versions. + |
+
Client-specific tags allow Privoxy admins to create different profiles and let the users chose which + one they want without impacting other users.
+One use case is allowing users to circumvent certain blocks without having to allow them to circumvent + all blocks. This is not possible with the enable-remote-toggle + feature because it would bluntly disable all blocks for all users and also affect other actions like + filters. It also is set globally which renders it useless in most multi-user setups.
+After a client-specific tag has been defined with the client-specific-tag directive, action sections + can be activated based on the tag by using a CLIENT-TAG pattern. The CLIENT-TAG pattern is evaluated at the same priority as URL patterns, + as a result the last matching pattern wins. Tags that are created based on client or server headers are + evaluated later on and can overrule CLIENT-TAG and URL patterns!
+The tag is set for all requests that come from clients that requested it to be set. Note that + "clients" are differentiated by IP address, if the IP address changes the tag has to be requested + again.
+Clients can request tags to be set by using the CGI interface http://config.privoxy.org/client-tags. The + specific tag description is only used on the web page and should be phrased in away that the user + understand the effect of the tag.
+
+ # Define a couple of tags, the described effect requires action sections + # that are enabled based on CLIENT-TAG patterns. + client-specific-tag circumvent-blocks Overrule blocks but do not affect other actions + client-specific-tag disable-content-filters Disable content-filters but do not affect other actions+ |
+
How long a temporarily enabled tag remains enabled.
+Time in seconds.
+60
+| Warning | +
|
+ This is an experimental feature. The syntax is likely to change in future versions. + |
+
In case of some tags users may not want to enable them permanently, but only for a short amount of + time, for example to circumvent a block that is the result of an overly-broad URL pattern.
+The CGI interface http://config.privoxy.org/client-tags therefore provides a "enable this tag temporarily" + option. If it is used, the tag will be set until the client-tag-lifetime is over.
+
+ # Increase the time to life for temporarily enabled tags to 3 minutes + client-tag-lifetime 180+ |
+
Whether or not Privoxy should use IP addresses specified with the X-Forwarded-For header
+0 or one
+0
+| Warning | +
|
+ This is an experimental feature. The syntax is likely to change in future versions. + |
+
If clients reach Privoxy through another proxy, for example a load balancer, Privoxy can't tell the + client's IP address from the connection. If multiple clients use the same proxy, they will share the same + client tag settings which is usually not desired.
+This option lets Privoxy use the X-Forwarded-For header value as client IP address. If the proxy sets + the header, multiple clients using the same proxy do not share the same client tag settings.
+This option should only be enabled if Privoxy can only be reached through a proxy and if the proxy can + be trusted to set the header correctly. It is recommended that ACL are used to make sure only trusted + systems can reach Privoxy.
+If access to Privoxy isn't limited to trusted systems, this option would allow malicious clients to + change the client tags for other clients or increase Privoxy's memory requirements by registering lots of + client tag settings for clients that don't exist.
+
+ # Allow systems that can reach Privoxy to provide the client + # IP address with a X-Forwarded-For header. + trust-x-forwarded-for 1+ |
+
The size of the buffer Privoxy uses to receive data from the server.
+Size in bytes
+5000
+Increasing the receive-buffer-size increases Privoxy's memory usage but can lower the number of + context switches and thereby reduce the cpu usage and potentially increase the throughput.
+This is mostly relevant for fast network connections and large downloads that don't require + filtering.
+Reducing the buffer size reduces the amount of memory Privoxy needs to handle the request but + increases the number of systemcalls and may reduce the throughput.
+A dtrace command like: "sudo dtrace -n 'syscall::read:return /execname == + "privoxy"/ { @[execname] = llquantize(arg0, 10, 0, 5, 20); @m = max(arg0)}'" can be used to + properly tune the receive-buffer-size. On systems without dtrace, strace or truss may be used as less + convenient alternatives.
+If the buffer is too large it will increase Privoxy's memory footprint without any benefit. As the + memory is (currently) cleared before using it, a buffer that is too large can actually reduce the + throughput.
+
+ # Increase the receive buffer size + receive-buffer-size 32768+ |
+
Privoxy has a number of options - specific to the Windows GUI interface:
- -If "activity-animation" is set to 1, the - Privoxy icon will animate when - "Privoxy" is active. To turn off, set to - 0.
- - activity-animation 1
-
If "log-messages" is set to 1, - Privoxy copies log messages to the - console window. The log detail depends on the debug directive.
- - log-messages 1
-
If "log-buffer-size" is set to 1, the - size of the log buffer, i.e. the amount of memory used for the log - messages displayed in the console window, will be limited to - "log-max-lines" (see below).
- -Warning: Setting this to 0 will result in the buffer to grow - infinitely and eat up all your memory!
- - log-buffer-size 1
-
log-max-lines is the maximum number - of lines held in the log buffer. See above.
- - log-max-lines 200
-
If "log-highlight-messages" is set to 1, - Privoxy will highlight portions of the - log messages with a bold-faced font:
- - log-highlight-messages 1
-
Directory with the CA key, the CA certificate and the trusted CAs file.
+Text
+Empty string
+Default value is used.
+This directive specifies the directory where the CA key, the CA certificate and the trusted CAs file + are located.
+ca-directory /usr/local/etc/privoxy/CA
+The CA certificate file in ".crt" format.
+Text
+cacert.crt
+Default value is used.
+This directive specifies the name of the CA certificate file in ".crt" format.
+It can be generated with: openssl req -new -x509 -extensions v3_ca -keyout cakey.pem -out cacert.crt + -days 3650
+ca-cert-file root.crt
+The CA key file in ".pem" format.
+Text
+cacert.pem
+Default value is used.
+This directive specifies the name of the CA key file in ".pem" format. See the ca-cert-file for a command to generate it.
+ca-key-file cakey.pem
+The password for the CA keyfile.
+Text
+Empty string
+Default value is used.
+This directive specifies the password for the CA keyfile that is used when Privoxy generates + certificates for intercepted requests.
+Note that the password is shown on the CGI page so don't reuse an important one.
+ca-password blafasel
+Directory to safe generated keys and certificates.
+Text
+./certs
+Default value is used.
+This directive specifies the directory where generated TLS/SSL keys and certificates are saved.
+certificate-directory /usr/local/var/privoxy/certs
+The trusted CAs file in ".pem" format.
+File name relative to ca-directory
+trustedCAs.pem
+Default value is used.
+This directive specifies the trusted CAs file that is used when validating certificates for + intercepted TLS/SSL request.
+An example file can be downloaded from https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem.
+trusted-cas-file trusted_cas_file.pem
+Privoxy has a number of options specific to the Windows GUI + interface:
+If "activity-animation" is set to 1, the Privoxy + icon will animate when "Privoxy" is active. To turn off, set to 0.
+activity-animation + 1
+If "log-messages" is set to 1, Privoxy copies log + messages to the console window. The log detail depends on the debug + directive.
+log-messages + 1
+If "log-buffer-size" is set to 1, the size of the log buffer, i.e. the amount of + memory used for the log messages displayed in the console window, will be limited to "log-max-lines" (see below).
+Warning: Setting this to 0 will result in the buffer to grow infinitely and eat up all your memory!
+log-buffer-size + 1
+log-max-lines is the maximum number of lines held in the log buffer. See + above.
+log-max-lines + 200
+If "log-highlight-messages" is set to 1, Privoxy + will highlight portions of the log messages with a bold-faced font:
+log-highlight-messages + 1
The font used in the console window:
- - log-font-name Comic Sans
- MS
-
log-font-name Comic Sans + MS
Font size used in the console window:
- - log-font-size 8
-
"show-on-task-bar" controls whether or - not Privoxy will appear as a button on - the Task bar when minimized:
- - show-on-task-bar 0
-
If "close-button-minimizes" is set to 1, - the Windows close button will minimize Privoxy instead of closing the program (close with - the exit option on the File menu).
- - close-button-minimizes 1
-
The "hide-console" option is specific to - the MS-Win console version of Privoxy. - If this option is used, Privoxy will - disconnect from and hide the command console.
- - #hide-console
-
log-font-size + 8
+"show-on-task-bar" controls whether or not Privoxy + will appear as a button on the Task bar when minimized:
+show-on-task-bar + 0
+If "close-button-minimizes" is set to 1, the Windows close button will minimize + Privoxy instead of closing the program (close with the exit option on the File + menu).
+close-button-minimizes + 1
+The "hide-console" option is specific to the MS-Win console version of Privoxy. If this option is used, Privoxy will disconnect + from and hide the command console.
+#hide-console