When a regular website is visited through Tor Browser, Tor protects/anonymizes you as a user.
If a website is hosted at an onion address, the web server is also protected by Tor, the same way as you are.
Not really. It's more similar to if the webserver was connected to the internet through a VPN with it's HTTP(S) port forwarded through the VPN. You connect to the VPN's IP address, which forwards to the webserver's IP which stays hidden. And you yourself are also connected to the internet through a (separate) VPN. Now, instead of a VPN connection, both you and the webserver are connected to the internet through Tor circuits.
This video does a good job of explaining how it works.
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umbrella@lemmy.ml · 21 pts · 71d
anongratis@thelemmy.club · 8 pts · 71d
The drops are coming, thank you for your words :)
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 71d
ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 71d
What is difference between onion and just regular tor?
SlicedPotato@feddit.dk · 4 pts · 71d
When a regular website is visited through Tor Browser, Tor protects/anonymizes you as a user. If a website is hosted at an onion address, the web server is also protected by Tor, the same way as you are.
ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 71d
Is it kind of like having a proxy and a reverse proxy?
SlicedPotato@feddit.dk · 5 pts · 71d
Not really. It's more similar to if the webserver was connected to the internet through a VPN with it's HTTP(S) port forwarded through the VPN. You connect to the VPN's IP address, which forwards to the webserver's IP which stays hidden. And you yourself are also connected to the internet through a (separate) VPN. Now, instead of a VPN connection, both you and the webserver are connected to the internet through Tor circuits.
This video does a good job of explaining how it works.
ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 70d
That's a good explanation. Thanks!
archy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 71d
for is a loop type used in programming onion is a type of a hidden website
ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 70d
Ha ha. Made edit to correct error.
Sims@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 71d
Good work. Don't be dismayed by downvotes - everything you do helps !