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 ===== Browsing the Web with Tor ===== ===== Browsing the Web with Tor =====
  
-[[https://www.torproject.org/download/|Tor Browser]] is a Mozilla-based browser that is able to navigate both the dark web and the clearnet. For instance if you were to put the address //(ie: s2zybriihvvjq4g55ckgfpdjwh2or3gg7dfosdz3sd4hrt5hvd5g2eqd.onion)// for our Tor website into Google Chrome, MS Edge or Firefox, you would get a 404 error returned back as none of those browsers can navigate the dark web with out addons.+[[https://www.torproject.org/download/|Tor Browser]] is a Mozilla-based browser that is able to navigate both the dark web and the clearnet. For instance if you were to put a .onion address into Chrome, MS Edge or Firefox, you would get a 404 error returned back as none of those browsers can navigate the dark web without addons.
  
 Tor Browser works by establishing randomized links to **entry, middle and exit nodes** for the clearnet. When you first open Tor it will randomly connect to these. You can always reconnect and grab new nodes. Tor Browser works by establishing randomized links to **entry, middle and exit nodes** for the clearnet. When you first open Tor it will randomly connect to these. You can always reconnect and grab new nodes.
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 It then forwards the data onto a middle node which only acts a relay between nodes. It doesn’t know the final destination nor does it know where the data came from. It only knows the entry node and the exit node. This is vital for making sure you stay anonymous. The Middle node or relay, only moves your encrypted data back and forth between entry and exit nodes. It then forwards the data onto a middle node which only acts a relay between nodes. It doesn’t know the final destination nor does it know where the data came from. It only knows the entry node and the exit node. This is vital for making sure you stay anonymous. The Middle node or relay, only moves your encrypted data back and forth between entry and exit nodes.
  
-When the exit node gets your data from the middle relay, it decrypts the URL that you are wanting to go to and forwards just that information onto a dns server which sends back the webpage you are looking for. This then enters the exit node, is encrypted and sent through the middle relay, which in turn moves the data back to the entry node and then to you. +When the exit node gets your data from the middle relay, it decrypts the URL that you are wanting to go to and forwards just that information onto a DNS server which sends back the webpage you are looking for. This then enters the exit node, is encrypted and sent through the middle relay, which in turn moves the data back to the entry node and then to you. 
  
  
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 This lesson will briefly cover the aspects of using Tor and Python 3 to host your own site. This lesson will briefly cover the aspects of using Tor and Python 3 to host your own site.
  
-In your [[tools:bash|terminal]], create a folder called ''my_tor'' and enter it:+In your [[tools:bash|terminal]], create a folder called ''my_tor'' and use [[tools:bash:getting-started#cd|cd]] to enter it:
  
   mkdir my_tor   mkdir my_tor
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 ===== Security Caveats ===== ===== Security Caveats =====
  
-It is very important to know that this is not the most secure way of moving data. While highly anonymous, you can still be tracked by users running their own entry and exit nodes. **It is very important to note that Google, Amazon, most major ISPs, various US federal & law enforcement agencies, and many other governments as well, all run a sizable amount of the entry and exit nodes on Tor** //(for more information, see this visualization map at [[https://hackertarget.com/tor-exit-node-visualization/|Hacker Target]])//.+It is very important to know that this is not the most secure way of moving data. While highly anonymous, you can still be tracked by users running their own entry and exit nodes. **It is very important to note that Google, Amazon, most major ISPs, various US federal & law enforcement agencies, and many other governments as well, all run a sizable amount of the entry and exit nodes on Tor.** For more information, see this visualization map at [[https://hackertarget.com/tor-exit-node-visualization/|Hacker Target]].
  
 Since entry nodes know your IP and exit nodes know where you’re going, your movements can be tracked if you get an entry and exit node run by someone harvesting data. This means it is a very good idea to [[https://www.independent.co.uk/advisor/vpn/combining-tor-and-vpn|layer Tor with a regular VPN]]. You should also know that Tor is illegal in some countries, so you should research this ahead of time to know what you're getting into. Since entry nodes know your IP and exit nodes know where you’re going, your movements can be tracked if you get an entry and exit node run by someone harvesting data. This means it is a very good idea to [[https://www.independent.co.uk/advisor/vpn/combining-tor-and-vpn|layer Tor with a regular VPN]]. You should also know that Tor is illegal in some countries, so you should research this ahead of time to know what you're getting into.
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