What is Tor hidden service?
Tor hidden service allow users to publish their service without revealing their identity (IP address). Users can connect to this service using rendezvous point without knowing the publisher of service and revealing their identities.
What are hidden services?
Servers configured to receive inbound connections only through Tor are called hidden services. Rather than utilizing a server's IP address (and thus its network location,) a hidden service is accessed through its .
How does hidden service work?
Any hidden service requires that any citizen executes the rendezvous protocol to contact the service. This protocol guarantees that the citizen accesses the service without having knowledge of server's IP address. While the citizen is using Tor, the service does not know citizen's IP address.