.tor

Top-level domain .tor 2015 Pseudo-domain-style host suffix Not in root, but used by OnioNS clients, servers, and proxies distributed To facilitate the creation and management of unique, user-friendly domain names for Tor hidden services Names are requested by users to be mapped to respective .onion domains https://github.com/Jesse-V/OnioNS-literature N/A github.com/Jesse-V/OnioNS-HS .tor is a pseudo-top-level domain host suffix implemented by the OnioNS project, which aims to add DNS infrastructure to the Tor network enabling the selection of meaningful and globally-unique domain name for hidden services, which users can then reference from the Tor Browser. Mission The project aims to address the major usability issue that has been with Tor hidden services since their introduction in 2002. Overview Beta release of the server, client and domain name reservation tool (so called hidden service) software parts and their supporting common library were announcedhttps://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2015-August/009221.html [tor-dev] First release of OnioNS for beta testing Jesse V August 8, 2015 lists.torproject.org2025-01-21 Overview of Tor Alternative Browsers https://1browser.com/top-tor-alternatives/ 2025-02-01 en-US in the Tor developers mailing list in August 2015. According to the description on the projects gitsitehttps://github.com/Jesse-V/OnioNS-client Jesse-V/OnioNS-client GitHub 25 October 2020 "OnioNS is a distributed, privacy-enhanced, metadata-free, and highly usable DNS for Tor hidden services" The system is powered by the Tor network, relies on a distributed database, and provides anonymity to both operators and users. See also .onion References Category:Pseudo-top-level domains .tor