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Tor nodes

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- [Instructor] Nodes are at the heart of the Tor network. They're the servers located all around the internet that participate in the anonymized relay networks that create perfect forward secrecy. Individuals and organizations set up servers, and configure them to accept inbound Tor connections and relay communications to the next destination in the forward chain. Interestingly, there's no direct benefit to anyone for running a Tor node, it's purely a public service as node owners are donating both their computer time and their network bandwidth to help the Tor network continue operations. They don't receive any payment or special privileges on the Tor network, only the satisfaction of knowing that they're contributing to the health of the network. The more nodes that exist, the more secure and faster the network operates. There are three special types of Tor nodes in any connection path. An entry guard, one or more relay nodes, and an exit node. When a user's browser selects their…

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