Block Tor access to the web

Tor allows users to navigate the web anonymously. Users with access to Tor can bypass the Smoothwall On-Premise Appliance Filtering and access blocked content.

Follow the steps below to block Tor traffic by blocking certain ports.

1: Set up HTTPS Inspection

You must create a HTTPS Inspection Policy to Decrypt and Inspect for Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Always to block Tor traffic on port 443.

2: Set up a Firewall rule

Set up a Firewall rule to Drop traffic from Tor.

1. In the Services section, select Create.
2. In the pop up, select New service, enter a Name, select TCP as the Protocol and enter the Port number.
3. Select Add item.
4. Repeat the above steps for each of these ports:
   • 9000
   • 9001
   • 3443
   • 8443
   • 8080
   • 587
5. In the Services section, select the checkboxes next to the ports and select Add to add the ports to your Firewall rule.