Adding/removing hidden services while not affecting the others

1. How does hidden service work?
2. What is hidden service protocol?
3. Does Tor really work?
4. How do .onion sites work?
5. Does Tor use AES?
6. What is Tor hidden service routing?
7. Is Tor legal or illegal?
8. Is Tor better than a VPN?
9. Is Tor faster than a VPN?
10. Can ISP see onion?
11. Does the CIA have an onion site?
12. Do you need a VPN for onion?
13. Can you be traced using Tor?
14. Do I still need a VPN if I use Tor?
15. Is Tor safer without VPN?
16. Can police track Tor users?

How does hidden service work?

The hidden service get the request and obtain address of rendezvous point and send the one time secret to it in a rendezvous message. In the last step, the rendezvous point notifies the client about successful connection establishment.

What is hidden service protocol?

Hidden Service Protocol. The hidden service creates a Service Descriptor containing it's Public key for Authentication and the IP Addresses of the Relays acting as introduction points. The Service Descriptor gets signed with the hosts private key.

Does Tor really work?

Tor strengthens your online privacy, but it won't protect you from all the dangers of the internet. While browsing the web with Tor is a much safer option than with no protection, Tor is not 100% secure. When traffic passes through Tor nodes, it has to be decrypted before reaching the open internet.

How do .onion sites work?

Onion sites are websites on the dark web with the '. onion' domain name extension. They use Tor's hidden services to hide their location and their owner's identities. You can only access onion sites through Tor browser.

Does Tor use AES?

5, the connections in the ToR network between the entry and exit nodes are encrypted using advanced encryption standard (AES).

What is Tor hidden service routing?

Tor aims to conceal its users' identities and their online activity from surveillance and traffic analysis by separating identification and routing. It is an implementation of onion routing, which encrypts and then randomly bounces communications through a network of relays run by volunteers around the globe.

Is Tor legal or illegal?

Accessing the dark web is legal in India. The Indian government does not recognize it as an illegal activity, because it is just another part of the internet that you are surfing, through TOR, Freenet, etc. However, this doesn't mean you are free to do whatever you want.

Is Tor better than a VPN?

Tor is better than a VPN for the following: Anonymously accessing the web – It's almost impossible to trace a Tor connection back to the original user. You can safely visit a website without leaving any identifying evidence behind, both on your device and on the website's server.

Is Tor faster than a VPN?

A VPN is generally much faster than Tor. Since you are going directly to one VPN server, then to your desired destination (website, online service, etc.), it's faster than through several Tor nodes, before going to your final destination. Free VPNs are available and are usually supported by advertisements.

Can ISP see onion?

Onion routing is a sophisticated means to prevent tracking your location, but there's no such thing as perfect online anonymity. Although your internet traffic is encrypted on Tor, your ISP can still see that you're connected to Tor.

Does the CIA have an onion site?

The CIA's . onion site will provide all of the same information, contacts and services the spy agency's normal website does. It's aimed at people who want to anonymously share information with the CIA, but are wary of being tracked.

Do you need a VPN for onion?

Using Onion over VPN is simple. You'll need a VPN service and the Tor Browser. However, in most cases, you'll likely be using the Tor Browser.

Can you be traced using Tor?

Although your internet traffic is encrypted on Tor, your ISP can still see that you're connected to Tor. Plus, Tor cannot protect against tracking at the entry and exit nodes of its network. Anyone who owns and operates the entry node will see your real IP address.

Do I still need a VPN if I use Tor?

A VPN isn't a requirement to use Tor, but it helps a lot. It encrypts your whole traffic, masking it from the ISP. In short, it's much safer to use Tor with a VPN. Not all VPNs offer Tor features in their product.

Is Tor safer without VPN?

Is it safe to use Tor without a VPN? While using a VPN and Tor together can help prevent any of the nodes from seeing your IP address, Tor is still extremely secure on its own, making it very difficult for anyone to identify a specific Tor user.

Can police track Tor users?

There is no way to track live, encrypted VPN traffic.

Using the Tor browser could be suspicious to your ISP and, therefore, to the police. However, you're not going to get in trouble just because it looks a bit suspicious.