Chapter 5: Connecting to the Tor Network and Discovering Hidden Services
In recent years, privacy has become one of the fundamentals of security and information technology. At this point, Tor can help us achieve what many users have been asking for to guarantee minimum levels of anonymity. Tor is a global network of computers run by volunteers to provide online anonymity to anyone who needs it.
The chapter will start by explaining how The Onion Router (Tor) Project can help us to research and develop tools for the online anonymity and privacy of its users while they're surfing the internet. Tor does this by setting up virtual circuits between the various nodes that make up the Tor network. We will also study how Tor works from an anonymity point ...
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