The Dark Web: What Is It, And Easy Way To Access It.

Dark web definition.

The dark web has become a place of mystery and a lot of horrible things are happening. However, the dark web is not far-fetched from accessing it with just a click of your fingertip. The dark web is the secret part of the internet not accessible by search engines like Google, Yahoo or Bing, and other popular search engines, it, however, requires specialized browsers to access it, normal browsers such as chrome and firefox are unable to access the dark because every website on the internet that is known ends with a '.com','.net' and various other types of extensions. The dark web website ends with '.onion' domain name, this makes it impossible to be accessed on a normal browser or for a search engine to index websites on the dark web. That is the simple reason why the dark web is hidden. You've heard people saying the dark web provides anonymity for its users, as opposed to the open internet. Yes, it does, everyone on the dark web is an unknown person hiding behind a face mask. Researchers have found out that the dark web is full of 57% percent illegal content. If you are looking for information about the dark web, then this article is for you. Keep reading to find out what the internet hides from us,

What is the difference between the deep web and the dark web?

For you to completely understand the dark web you need to understand some technical definitions of terms, think of these terms as what will sail you through the Atlantic ocean for a better understanding of what the dark web is. The Internet is vast, with millions of web pages, and servers operating around the clock. However, the "visible" Internet can only be accessed using search engines such as Google, and others — is just a small fraction of the internet.

The Deep Web: The deep web is a layer of the internet accessible by everyone, but definitely through other tools such as the command line on the various operating systems and also specifically our browsers. The deep web could be considered the bottom of the ocean. when divers dive into the ocean they get to the bottom. The deep web in simple terms is the part of the internet not indexed by the search engine just like the dark web, however, the reason for it not being indexed is not because it could not be accessed by the browser as said earlier at the beginning of this article, but due to set of rules forbidden search engine from indexing it. Have you ever thought of how the cashiers in the bank work, or how the atm machine runs, that is the deep web? They involve internal services like the database admin login page( where the admin blocks users of social forums) and various other things the owner of a particular website might want to hide from you accessing. There are various tools for scrapping those deep web links, however, those are beyond the scope of this article. It would be an encouragement for you to subscribe to my authors' page and register on Vocal Media for me to create more deep knowledge articles on how to actually scrape the deep web. The deep web is not hidden like the dark web, they also include the internet of things, like you, when connecting your internal computer to your home router, the connection is kept between your computer and the router, the router is the only part exposed to the internet. That secret connection between your router, and your computer is the deep web.

The Dark Web: Unlike the deep web which is included in our day-to-day life the dark web is a segregated piece of the internet, not compared to the button ocean analogy but compared to something like outer space just like does famous Elon Musk StarShips. The dark web is a layer of interconnected IP addresses that is not accessible to the internet, here rules are not being made to keep admin pages secret, but they are literally not just accessible to us on the internet. It is however worthy to note that the dark web is also part of the deep web, it is like the core of the earth being exposed to space. If this look daunting a bit don't be scared about the explanation just keep reading on, you would understand at the end. Unlike the deep web which means anything behind a paywall, the dark web is a standalone internet created by open source foundations. Here are the basic rules of the dark web:

1. No web browser such as Google Chrome can access it. except specialized dark web browsers made to access the dark web networks.

2.“Internet proxy traffic” via a random methodology of routing traffic.

3. Not accessible to browsers due to the encryption of its network node. A simple access to the dark web website would return an error on a normal browser.

This has cleared the difference on both webs. You probably want to check my video on the do's and don't of the dark web, right before you proceed way up above.

Surface web

The surface is the internet accessible to me and you. Our daily lives revolve around it. It is also popularly known as the internet. This is the part of the internet that is indexed by big giant search engines and is also about 5% of the total internet. An example is our popular social media sites, Facebook.com, and various others. It is also worthy to note that the domain name of these our so-called-day-to-day internet always ends with ".com"

How does the dark web work Using Tor as the dark web browser?

Tor is an anonymizing program that may be accessed using our conventional internet, known as the surface web. It is a tool used to access the dark web that may be downloaded from our regular internet. Tor is like an onion if you've ever seen one. It is like an onion that surrounds the sender's message with encryption. Internet entries or messages are not routed directly through the Tor network. They are instead routed through "nodes," which are various computers set up by Tor users. There is a series connection at each node, where each node knows the address of the previous and next node but not the other nodes on the network. This is the ideal method to hide one's identity.

Why do people use the dark web and how to access it.

The dark web is a layer of the internet that requires some special skills to access. Firstly you need to keep yourself safe, by blocking out the camera on the computer system, so as not to get hackers from being creepy. Also, you need to connect to a VPN. The dark web uses a .onion domain name. For example "facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion " is the Facebook dark web version instead of "facebook.com". If you try to access the onion domain on your browser you would be faced with a glaring error, that you cannot access Facebook over the dark web using your normal browser. Try it, by inputting the dot onion domain name into your browser.

However, you would need a browser called Tor for either your mobile device or your computer from https://www.torproject.org/download. Then you would need to access WikiLeaks (https://thehiddenwiki.org) to find a list of onion websites for different purposes. Do not go to illegal websites on the dark web as you may be arrested. You can search on 'the hidden wiki' on Google and then access the website. It shows you a list of services available on the dark web. However, that is not all of the dark webs. You or your friend may set up a charity or a good course website over the dark web only accessible by you both and hidden on the dark web.

You can also check an interesting video I made on youtube on how to access the dark web here:

The legality of the dark web / endquote

The reputation of the dark web has often been linked with the so-called "illegal trading" However, the dark web has also been used for the good course too for allowing journalists to share information without getting scared, and leaked secret papers for public safety. Even the first computer in the world does come with a disadvantage more or less of recent internet nowadays. You should however protect the computer from malware and spyware, they are personal to you, and you do not want your information littered over the internet. Hosting is done on the dark web just like any normal internet but only with specialized settings, you can however build your own simple website over the dark web. Keep Safe folks. You've made it to the end. Hurray. Kindly check on my next article