What Is Dark Web 1? How Does It Work?

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Divyansh Arun

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴇʙ?

The dark web is the World Wide Web content that exists on darknets, overlay networks that use the Internet but require specific software, configurations, or authorization to access.

ᴏᴠᴇʀʟᴀʏ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴇᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ sᴇᴛ ᴏғ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄ sᴏғᴛᴡᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴғɪɢᴜʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴡᴇʙ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴇxɪsᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴇʙ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴡᴇʙ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀɪsᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ-ᴡᴇʙ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴᴅᴇxᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴡᴇʙ sᴇᴀʀᴄʜ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇs. ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴅᴀʀᴋ-ᴡᴇʙ ɪs ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇɴʟʏ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴡᴇʙ.

🌀ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴇʙ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀɪsᴇs sᴍᴀʟʟ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴇʙ ʙʀᴏᴡsᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏʀ, ғʀᴇᴇɴᴇᴛ, ɪ2ᴘ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪғғʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙʏ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴇʙ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛᴇʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ɴᴇᴛ ᴀs ‘ᴄʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴛ’. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ɴᴇᴛ ʜᴀs ɴᴏ ᴇɴᴄʀʏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏʀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ-ᴡᴇʙ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ‘ᴏɴɪᴏɴʟᴀɴᴅ’ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴀ ʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ-ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴅᴏᴍᴀɪɴ sᴜғғɪxᴇs ᴏғ ᴀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ. ᴏɴɪᴏɴ ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀғғɪᴄ ᴀɴᴏɴʏᴍɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

🌀ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʟɪsᴛ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇғᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛ. ʙᴜᴛ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀs ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ-ᴡᴇʙ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴡᴇʙ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴡᴇʙ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴛᴇʀᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴀɪɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʟᴀʀɪᴛʏ ᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴛɪɴɢᴜɪsʜ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴀᴍᴇɴᴅᴍᴇɴᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ.

Dark Web

 

ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴇʙ ᴡᴏʀᴋ?

🌀ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇᴛ ᴡᴇʙsɪᴛᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇssᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ sᴏᴍᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛᴏʀ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴɪᴏɴ’ ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ɪ2ᴘ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠɪsɪʙʟᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴇᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ. ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇᴛ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴜsᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ғʀᴇϙᴜᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏʀ-ᴀᴄᴄᴇssɪʙʟᴇ sɪᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏʀ ʙʀᴏᴡsᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғɪᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴍᴀɪɴ “.ᴏɴɪᴏɴ”. ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛᴏʀ ɪs ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴏɴʏᴍᴏᴜs ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴇᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪ2ᴘ ʜᴀs ᴀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴏɴʏᴍᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴡᴇʙsɪᴛᴇs.

🌀ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ʟᴀʏᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴄʀʏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ-ᴡᴇʙ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ-ᴡᴇʙ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴄʀʏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ-ᴡᴇʙ ʜᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ’s ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ sᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ sᴇʀᴠᴇʀs. ᴛʜɪs ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs ᴀ ɢᴜᴀʀᴀɴᴛᴇᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀɴᴏɴʏᴍɪᴛʏ.

🌀ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ sᴜʙsᴇϙᴜᴇɴᴛ ɴᴏᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄʜᴇᴍᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ɪs ᴅᴇᴄʀʏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ʟᴇᴀᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxɪᴛ ɴᴏᴅᴇ. ᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ, ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇʟʏ ɪᴍᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴅᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄʀʏᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ʙʏ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ. ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏғ ᴇɴᴄʀʏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜɪɢʜ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇʙsɪᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs. ᴀʟsᴏ, ᴜsᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴜɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀɴʏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴏsᴛs.

🌀ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇᴛ ᴜsᴇʀs ɪs ᴏғ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴇɴᴄʀʏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏɴғɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ. ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ, ғᴏʀᴜᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇᴅᴏᴘʜɪʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇʀʀᴏʀɪsᴛs. sɪᴍᴜʟᴛᴀɴᴇᴏᴜsʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴡᴇʙsɪᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ғᴏʀ ᴛᴏʀ ʙʀᴏᴡsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀsᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs. ᴘʀᴏᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀ, ғᴏʀ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɪᴛs ᴡᴇʙsɪᴛᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ᴜɴɪϙᴜᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏʀ ᴜsᴇʀs.

🌀sᴏᴍᴇ ɪʟʟɪᴄɪᴛ ᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴏɴɪᴏɴ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ʜɪɢʜʟɪɢʜᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀs ᴀᴛ ᴋɪɴɢ’s ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ʟᴏɴᴅᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ.

Is it illegal to be on the deep Web?
Do so at your own risk. The Dark Web allows users to remain anonymous through encryption. … So while it’s not illegal to visit the Dark Web, it provides access to illegal activities. Web sites that exist on the Dark Web are encrypted (and thus difficult to track), most commonly through the Tor encryption tool.
Can I access the Deep Web?
The easiest way to access Tor is through the Tor Browser. You can download and install it for free. You might want to hide your Tor Browser download using a VPN and your existing browser’s private/incognito mode. Based on Firefox, Tor Browser lets you surf both the clear web and dark web.

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