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Tor Circuit Builder

Follow guard selection, layered relay forwarding, and the rendezvous pattern used by onion services.

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Step 1 / 4The client chooses a small set of guards

Tor does not pick a brand new first relay every time. It keeps a small trusted entry set to reduce exposure.

Arrow keys to navigate · R to reset

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