The Dark Web: An Exploration of the Shadowy Corners of the Internet

Year : 2024 | Volume :11 | Issue : 01 | Page : 1-5
By

    B.M. Rajesh

  1. Gobika S.

  2. Lavanya Mahalakshmi B.

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, Dr. NGP Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
  2. Student, Department of Information Technology, Dr. NGP Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
  3. Student, Department of Information Technology, Dr. NGP Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

The Internet consists of two main segments: the “Surface Web” and the “Deep Web”. The Surface Web encompasses all publicly accessible and indexed websites, while the Deep Web comprises unindexed pages. Within the Deep Web, the “dark web” constitutes the most substantial component, housing concealed content on the World Wide Web. To utilize it, specific settings, authentication, and software are needed. The Onion Router, or TOR, is a multi-layer encryption technique that protects user privacy and confidentiality. The majority of internet users believe that the deep web and the black web are interchangeable, according to several research and polls. This study discusses the present makeup of the Internet and that portion of the World Wide Web, which comprises the Surface Web, the Deep Web, and the Dark Web, in order to clarify this and examine the structure of the Internet. This sentence discusses distinctions between the deep web and the dark web, highlighting the advantages of using the TOR browser in the dark web and its practical applications.

Keywords: Dark web, deep web, encryption, TOR, anonymous, privacy, access

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How to cite this article: B.M. Rajesh, Gobika S., Lavanya Mahalakshmi B..The Dark Web: An Exploration of the Shadowy Corners of the Internet.Journal of Web Engineering & Technology.2024; 11(01):1-5.
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Volume 11
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Received November 7, 2023
Accepted January 15, 2024
Published April 3, 2024
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