Tor is available for Windows, OSX, Linux/Unix and Android. The user is connected through the different IP address of different location with some relay nodes, and at-last the request reaches its destination (onion) URL. In the picture above, you can see the total overview of the Tor network. When the Tor client starts it obtains a list of tor nodes from a directory server, then when the user wants to visit any URL, the tor client picks a random path to the destination server, later if the user visits another website, the tor client will select some other random path. This Onion routing hides the source and destination addresses and protects the anonymity of a user. Here the term 'Onion' refers to peeling of the networks, each onion router removes a layer of encryption to uncover the destination routing instructions and then send the request to the next router. In the process of Onion routing, the traffic is repeatedly encrypted and sent through different nodes called onion routers. How does Tor Network work?Īs we mentioned above, the Tor network passes traffic through a number of randomly selected servers(nodes), this process is called the Onion routing. Tor is completely different because Tor passes your requests through at least three different servers called as nodes before sending it to the actual destination. But as per the rules, the VPN provider logs your IP address of every user using it.

Tor network is different from VPN because a VPN provider sets up a server remotely and allows you to use it to relay your HTTP requests via it, hence masking your identity and location. Tor network prevents others like Ad vendors to track your search history and your location. By hiding your digital information like network name, I.P Address, location etc you can access blocked websites, you can access geolocation based websites etc. Using this network, you can search and access normal and dark websites anonymously i.e. Tor is a free network which gives you total anonymity while browsing the Internet. (Disclaimer: This tutorial is only meant for educational purposes and we are not responsible for any illegal activity that one might have done using this tutorial) What is Tor Network?

Tor network directory