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You're missing the architecture: +-----+ | You | +-----+ \ <= encrypted _ +----------------+ | T | Tor Entry Node
by pyre 14y ago
You're missing the architecture:
+-----+
| You |
+-----+
\ <= encrypted _
+----------------+ | T
| Tor Entry Node | | O
+----------------+ | R
\ <= encrypted |
+------------------------+ | N
| Tor Bridge/Relay Nodes | | E
+------------------------+ | T
\ <= encrypted | W
+---------------+ | O
| Tor Exit Node | | R
+---------------+ _| K
unencrypted => \
+----------+
| Internet |
+----------+
The exit node is the only one that the wider Internet sees. All other traffic within the network is encrypted.
- pc86 14y agoIt's that first step I don't get. How is the traffic between you and the entry node encrypted? Can't someone monitoring traffic know that you're on Tor (even if they can't know what you're doing on it)?
- krenoten 14y agoIt is basically TLS, so if you are connecting to a public node then it is easy to see that you are using tor. This is why we need more bridges that are slightly more difficult to enumerate.
- 286c8cb04bda 14y agoThe box labeled "You" is not just a web browser. It should include a local (as in local to the machine running the browser) Tor proxy like Vidalia. See https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en for an example.