Onion services
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Onion services are anonymous, end-to-end encrypted network services accessible only through the Tor network, designed to protect the privacy and location of both users and service operators.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tor feature
ⓘ
network service ⓘ privacy-enhancing technology ⓘ |
| accessibleVia |
Tor Browser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tor client ⓘ |
| addressFormat | base32-encoded public key plus .onion suffix ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
.onion services
ⓘ
hidden services ⓘ |
| canBeUsedFor |
forums
ⓘ
journalism sources ⓘ marketplaces ⓘ mirrors of clearnet sites ⓘ secure dropboxes ⓘ whistleblowing platforms ⓘ |
| designedFor |
censorship resistance
ⓘ
privacy protection ⓘ server anonymity ⓘ user anonymity ⓘ |
| doesNotProtectAgainst |
compromised endpoints
ⓘ
malware on client ⓘ operational security mistakes ⓘ |
| managedBy | The Tor Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notAccessibleVia |
clearnet
ⓘ
standard web browsers without Tor ⓘ |
| provides |
anonymous communication
ⓘ
end-to-end encryption ⓘ location hiding ⓘ |
| replaced | v2 onion services ⓘ |
| supports |
APIs
ⓘ
SSH access ⓘ file-sharing services ⓘ messaging services ⓘ websites ⓘ |
| supportsVersion | v3 onion services ⓘ |
| threatModelIncludes |
censorship
ⓘ
network surveillance ⓘ traffic analysis ⓘ |
| uses |
introduction points
ⓘ
multi-hop circuits ⓘ onion routing ⓘ public key cryptography ⓘ rendezvous points ⓘ self-authenticating addresses ⓘ |
| usesDomainSuffix | .onion ⓘ |
| usesNetwork | Tor network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| v2DeprecationAnnouncedBy | The Tor Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| v2DeprecationCompletedIn | 2021 ⓘ |
| v3Features |
improved directory protocol
ⓘ
longer addresses ⓘ stronger cryptography ⓘ |
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