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  2. Tor (network) - Wikipedia

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    Tor aims to conceal its users' identities and their online activity from surveillance and traffic analysis by separating identification and routing. It is an implementation of onion routing, which encrypts and then randomly bounces communications through a network of relays run by volunteers around the globe.

  3. User identifier - Wikipedia

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    User identifier. Unix-like operating systems identify a user by a value called a user identifier, often abbreviated to user ID or UID. The UID, along with the group identifier (GID) and other access control criteria, is used to determine which system resources a user can access. The password file maps textual user names to UIDs.

  4. Routing table - Wikipedia

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    In computer networking, a routing table, or routing information base (RIB), is a data table stored in a router or a network host that lists the routes to particular network destinations, and in some cases, metrics (distances) associated with those routes. The routing table contains information about the topology of the network immediately ...

  5. Onion routing - Wikipedia

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    Onion routing is a technique for anonymous communication over a computer network. In an onion network , messages are encapsulated in layers of encryption , analogous to the layers of an onion . The encrypted data is transmitted through a series of network nodes called " onion routers ," each of which "peels" away a single layer, revealing the ...

  6. Dark web - Wikipedia

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    Tor browsers create encrypted entry points and pathways for the user, allowing their dark web searches and actions to be anonymous. [12] Identities and locations of darknet users stay anonymous and cannot be tracked due to the layered encryption system. The darknet encryption technology routes users' data through a large number of intermediate ...

  7. Anycast - Wikipedia

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    Anycast is a network addressing and routing methodology in which a single IP address is shared by devices (generally servers) in multiple locations. Routers direct packets addressed to this destination to the location nearest the sender, using their normal decision-making algorithms, typically the lowest number of BGP network hops.

  8. User Datagram Protocol - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In computer networking, the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is one of the core communication protocols of the Internet protocol suite used to send messages (transported as datagrams in packets) to other hosts on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Within an IP network, UDP does not require prior communication to set up communication channels ...

  9. Network bridge - Wikipedia

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    A network bridge is a computer networking device that creates a single, aggregate network from multiple communication networks or network segments. This function is called network bridging. [1] Bridging is distinct from routing. Routing allows multiple networks to communicate independently and yet remain separate, whereas bridging connects two ...