Why do I see the hidden service directory in my browser?

1. What is hidden service site?
2. How does hidden service work?
3. What is hidden service protocol?
4. What is a Tor rendezvous point?

What is hidden service site?

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.

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.

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.

What is a Tor rendezvous point?

Rendezvous Point -- A Tor node to which clients and servers. connect and which relays traffic between them.