How to install obfs4 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
The obfourscator, a pluggable transport for Tor
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 9 | — | — | ✓ | 0.0.14 |
| RHEL 8 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 7 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | — |
Description
This is a look-like nothing obfuscation protocol that incorporates ideas and concepts from Philipp Winter's ScrambleSuit protocol. The obfs naming was chosen primarily because it was shorter, in terms of protocol ancestry obfs4 is much closer to ScrambleSuit than obfs2/obfs3. The notable differences between ScrambleSuit and obfs4: * The handshake always does a full key exchange (no such thing as a Session Ticket Handshake). * The handshake uses the Tor Project's ntor handshake with public keys obfuscated via the Elligator 2 mapping. * The link layer encryption uses NaCl secret boxes (Poly1305/XSalsa20). As an added bonus, obfs4proxy also supports acting as an obfs2/3 client and bridge to ease the transition to the new protocol.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
obfs4 on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 9
sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo dnf -y install obfs4
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Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install obfs4 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install obfs4 (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is obfs4 available for?
obfs4 is available for RHEL 9 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is obfs4 compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.