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Visiting websites on the Tor network is slow. We wanted to provide a be \er option to access the Embassy at home. That’s why we created an address for the Embassy that can be accessed on your Local Area Network.
Visiting websites on the Tor network is slow. We wanted to provide a better option to access the Embassy at home. That’s why we created an address for the Embassy that can be accessed on your Local Area Network.
By default, this `.local` address is served like a regular website, over HTTP. Browser's makes it noticeable visiting a site over HTTP in the URL bar - it could be red, show an unlocked lock, or warn the connection is not secure.
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When you use Tor to communicate with services running on the Embassy, all the traffic is onion routed and encrypted, and there are no Tor exit nodes involved - it's totally private with no configuration needed.
Furthermore, every service on the Embassy has a different Tor address, including the device itself. This is for privacy reasons - should one Tor address be exposed, the others will not be compromised. Tor addresses are actually ed25519 keys, which means they also provide all the benefits of cryptographically secure private/public keys.
Furthermore, every service on the Embassy has a different Tor address, including the device itself. This is for privacy reasons - should one Tor address be exposed, the others will not be compromised. Tor addresses are actually ed25519 keys, which means they also provide all the benefits of cryptographically secure private/public keys.