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T.O.R.
The Onion Router
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Agenda
What is TOR?How does TOR work?Why use TOR?How to use TOR?TOR + Java app
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What is TOR?
TOR is free software and an open network that helps to save anonymity
TOR works as proxy server for TCP applications
TOR works over Internet and adds additional layer of networking
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How does TOR work?
Your computer gets node list from one of directory servers. You may choose region or country where exit node is located
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How does TOR work?
Your computer picks random path to exit node specified and connects to that node. Exit node opens clear (unencrypted) connection to destination host
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How does TOR work?
Second connection uses different random path even if exit node is the same
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Why use TOR?
Improving anonymity
Communicate anonymously
Hide sites you have visited
Shady dealings …
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Why use TOR?
Pretending foreigner
Access sites, available only for residents of some country
Access sites, unavailable for your country
( hi, Russia )
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How to use TOR?
Browser bundles
For dummies All-in-one solution No configuration
needed
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en
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How to use TOR?
TOR standalone proxy
Use with any app with proxy support
Windows/MacOS/Linux/Android clients
https://www.torproject.org/download/download-unix.html.en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.android
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TOR + Java
Using TOR proxy app
Pro’s: just configure your app for proxy usage
Con’s: needs additional software install and set up
https://www.torproject.org/download/download-unix.html.en
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TOR + Java
Using java libraries
Pro’s: gives you full control; no additional software needed
Con’s: needs a bit more coding
https://silvertunnel.org/netlib.html
https://stem.torproject.org/index.html
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Summary
What isWhy we need
How to use
The main purpose of TOR is keeping in secret your identity and internet activity. It’s important nowadays as governments and corporations like Google and Facebook are spying on people.Created to make information exchange secure, TOR also is used for some other reasons…