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Learning Tor and the Dark Web

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Tor (The Onion Router) Courses Cybersecurity Courses Cryptography Courses Network Security Courses Deep Web Courses Encryption Courses Online Privacy Courses Anonymity Courses Dark Web Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how the dark web hides websites in plain sight. Explore why—and how—individuals use the Tor Browser to access content on this network of hidden sites.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Anonymous browsing with Tor
  • What you need to know
1. Welcome to the Dark Web
  • What is the dark web?
  • Who uses the dark web?
  • The history of Tor
  • The Tor Browser
  • Keeping it legal
2. Cryptographic Basics
  • Understanding encryption
  • Symmetric and asymmetric cryptography
  • Perfect forward secrecy
3. The Tor Network
  • Tor nodes
  • Directory servers
  • Relays and bridges
4. Browsing the Regular Web Anonymously
  • Installing Tor Browser
  • Routing traffic over the Tor network
  • Safeguarding privacy on Tor
5. Hidden Servers and the Dark Web
  • Hidden sites and two-way anonymity
  • Accessing hidden sites
6. Potential Vulnerabilities in Tor
  • Attacks against Tor
  • User behavior analysis
  • Passive traffic analysis
  • Circuit reconstruction
  • Circuit shaping
Conclusion
  • What's next?

Taught by

Mike Chapple

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