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Published inFeb 2023
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Nearchos Nearchou
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Nearchos Nearchou

Nearchos Nearchou is a determined person and 1st Class BSc (Hons) Computer Science and MSc Cyber Security graduate. He is a big tech-lover and spent several years exploring new innovations in the IT field. Driven by his passion for learning, he is pursuing a career in the Cyber Security world. Passionate about learning new skills and information that can be used for further personal and career development. As well as working individually, he enjoys working as part of a team, in order to deliver projects on time and to the highest possible standard.
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The TOR browser and other Dark Web technologies

The overall concept of Dark Web technologies is about routing users’ data through several intermediate servers (nodes). Only a following server on the path, which leads to the exit server, is capable of decrypting the transmitted data. This type of technology ensures anonymity and protects the users’ identities. This section covers the three main Dark Web technologies, which are the TOR network, IP2, and the Freenet software.

How the TOR network works

The TOR browser is a low-latency circuit-based anonymous communication platform. As with other low-latency anonymity networks, TOR aims to make it difficult for attackers to correlate communication patterns or correlate multiple connections to or from a single user. It works on the internet, requires no special modifications or kernel privileges, requires little coordination or synchronization between nodes, and provides a reasonable trade-off between efficiency, anonymity...

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Published in: Feb 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803234984

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Nearchos Nearchou

Nearchos Nearchou is a determined person and 1st Class BSc (Hons) Computer Science and MSc Cyber Security graduate. He is a big tech-lover and spent several years exploring new innovations in the IT field. Driven by his passion for learning, he is pursuing a career in the Cyber Security world. Passionate about learning new skills and information that can be used for further personal and career development. As well as working individually, he enjoys working as part of a team, in order to deliver projects on time and to the highest possible standard.
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