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    The document discusses anonymity on the internet and analyzes the Tor network and other options. It defines Tor as a network of nodes that anonymously routes internet traffic. Tor ensures anonymity but not strict privacy. Other options for anonymity include proxy servers, which hide a user's IP but can be slower and record data, and VPNs, which create a secure "tunnel" but the user's IP is still visible. The conclusion is that while Tor provides anonymity, total anonymity does not exist, and less risky options than Tor like VPNs may be better for anonymizing internet connections.

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    The document discusses anonymity on the internet and analyzes the Tor network and other options. It defines Tor as a network of nodes that anonymously routes internet traffic. Tor ensures anonymity but not strict privacy. Other options for anonymity include proxy servers, which hide a user's IP but can be slower and record data, and VPNs, which create a secure "tunnel" but the user's IP is still visible. The conclusion is that while Tor provides anonymity, total anonymity does not exist, and less risky options than Tor like VPNs may be better for anonymizing internet connections.

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    The document discusses anonymity on the internet and analyzes the Tor network and other options. It defines Tor as a network of nodes that anonymously routes internet traffic. Tor ensures anonymity but not strict privacy. Other options for anonymity include proxy servers, which hide a user's IP but can be slower and record data, and VPNs, which create a secure "tunnel" but the user's IP is still visible. The conclusion is that while Tor provides anonymity, total anonymity does not exist, and less risky options than Tor like VPNs may be better for anonymizing internet connections.

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    The document discusses anonymity on the internet and analyzes the Tor network and other options. It defines Tor as a network of nodes that anonymously routes internet traffic. Tor ensures anonymity but not strict privacy. Other options for anonymity include proxy servers, which hide a user's IP but can be slower and record data, and VPNs, which create a secure "tunnel" but the user's IP is still visible. The conclusion is that while Tor provides anonymity, total anonymity does not exist, and less risky options than Tor like VPNs may be better for anonymizing internet connections.

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    Ledune Kévin - Iacolina Nicolas

    The Tor network


    Introduction
    First of all, Tor server is a computer network allowing decentralized anonymous surfing on the
    internet. Nowadays, the anonymity is a sensitive and topical subject which affects different sectors
    worldwide. That’s why, we want to research accurate information in order to understand what’s
    going on exactly. So, we wanted to find an answer to the following questions:

    Is the Tor network the only way to remain anonymous on the internet?

    Does the Tor network really keep the anonymity of its users and is not hazardous to use it?

    Definition:
    TOR is a network which is constituted of nodes (like the proxys) which are created by internet users.
    The goal is to transport IP packets anonymously to a destination. All these nodes allow to secure the
    anonymity for the communications.

    How Tor works?


    The network operates thanks to a group of internet users who will put machines available for the
    users. An Internet user can benefit from relays installed by other users or they can install a proxy on
    their machines and develop the Tor network. The connections (http, IRC, POP, …) are not performed
    directly but by the intermediary of several TOR nodes. For example: one person who uses the Tor
    navigator, the appliance will choose a path composed of nodes by which it will travel through the
    network. The choice of nodes will be done from a list thanks to a “directory server “.

    The routing:
    The routing mode used is in charge of the anonymization of connections. In fact, a random path is
    chosen among the Tor nodes before arriving at the destination server. The packet will be routed
    through several nodes, that will increase the difficulty for the identification of the connection
    source. Each Tor node used by a packet transiting via the Tor server only knows the previous and the
    next nodes. It doesn’t know the full path taken by the packet sent by the user.

    Source 1
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    The encryption:
    The encryption is the second method to protect our private live, so our anonymity.

    The first method is basic: Before the packet is sent, the client collects each public key node of circuit
    and encrypt the as follows:

    => the package is encrypted with the public key of the node that precedes the server.

    =>The package got is encrypted with the public key of n-1 relay.

    This method does not allow an element to decrypt the transmitted message. When the first server
    receives the package, it can decrypt a part of the package with its private key. However, the content
    of package is always encrypted because other layers encapsulate the initial data. Finally, the last
    node decrypts the last layer before sending the data to the server.

    The second method is a Deffie-Hellman negotiation: the goal is to create a symmetric key between
    the client and each node. The client performs a negotiation with each node. To have a symmetric
    key, a number sequence of the client and the node must be assembled. The client will encrypt the
    first part of the negotiation with the public key of the node. This one will decrypt the message with
    his private key, add that part of the negotiation and encrypt the message with the public key of the
    client. The client decrypts the message and the symmetric key is created.

    Source 2

    Tor ensures the anonymity but not the strict data privacy, that is the real problem of Tor network.

    The Tor network is not the only way to keep the anonymity on the internet, there are two other
    ways namely the proxy server and the VPN.
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    The proxy server:


    Definition:

    The Proxy server is a server which acts as an intermediary between your computer and Internet.
    When the computer will do a request on Internet, it will transmit it to server and the server will
    transmit it to Internet.

    Advantage:

    Thanks to the proxy server, when we are surfing on the internet, it’s not the IP address of the
    computer user which is recognized but the one of the proxy server.

    Inconvenients :

    Despite the proxy server allows to keep the anonymity it also owns some constraints as for example,
    a slower response time, not always compatible with website (impossible to connect to a website).
    Moreover, it can record the data which flow between the user’s computer and the website. So, it’s
    hazardous to use the proxy server for the confidentiality.

    VPN
    Definition:

    A VPN consists in using the Internet as a transmission medium using a tunnelling protocol enabling
    secure transfer of data from one end of the VPN

    Operation:

    The principle is to build a virtual path after identifying the issuer and the recipient. The data are
    secured by an encryption algorithm. The word “tunnel” is used because the data are encrypted and
    protected between the entrance and the exit of VPN.

    The customer sets a secure connection with the server which propose the VPN service. This one,
    connects on internet with its IP address. So, the user’s IP address doesn’t appear on the internet.

    Conclusion
    Through this project, we realize that the Tor network is a good way to remain anonymous. However,
    the total anonymity doesn’t exist on the internet. We just can make the identification more difficult.
    Moreover, while browsing the Tor network, we can be surrounded by cybercriminals who used the
    Tor network for other quite frightening reasons (for example: terrorism, hacking, frauds,..). In fact, if
    a malware enters our computer, it will collect all our data easily. At this moment, there would not be
    anonymity. Consequently, we think that to anonymize a connection, there are several less hazardous
    ways than the TOR network as the VPN.
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    Bibliographie :

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    Source 2 : Ledune Kévin, 3BLEE

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