{"id":522008,"date":"2022-12-05T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/should-you-use-tor-over-vpn-or-vpn-over-tor\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:00:00","slug":"should-you-use-tor-over-vpn-or-vpn-over-tor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/should-you-use-tor-over-vpn-or-vpn-over-tor\/","title":{"rendered":"#Should You Use Tor Over VPN or VPN Over Tor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a293367aba88\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a293367aba88\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/should-you-use-tor-over-vpn-or-vpn-over-tor\/#%E2%80%9CShould_You_Use_Tor_Over_VPN_or_VPN_Over_Tor%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Should You Use Tor Over VPN or VPN Over Tor?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/should-you-use-tor-over-vpn-or-vpn-over-tor\/#VPN_Over_Tor_vs_Tor_Over_VPN\" >VPN Over Tor vs. Tor Over VPN<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/should-you-use-tor-over-vpn-or-vpn-over-tor\/#Tor_Over_VPN\" >Tor Over VPN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/should-you-use-tor-over-vpn-or-vpn-over-tor\/#VPN_Over_Tor\" >VPN Over Tor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/should-you-use-tor-over-vpn-or-vpn-over-tor\/#Deciding_Between_VPN_Over_Tor_and_Tor_Over_VPN\" >Deciding Between VPN Over Tor and Tor Over VPN<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CShould_You_Use_Tor_Over_VPN_or_VPN_Over_Tor%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Should You Use Tor Over VPN or VPN Over Tor?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-843567\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/shutterstock_714306574.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/privacy-access-login-performance-identification-password-714306574\">one photo\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tor over VPN lets you access the dark web with added security, while VPN over Tor serves to shield you from your VPN\u2019s view. While both have their pros and cons, you\u2019ll likely get the most use out of Tor over VPN.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve looked into how you can browse anonymously, you may have come across the idea of combining a VPN with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torproject.org\/download\/\">Tor<\/a>. That involves choosing, though, between VPN over Tor and Tor over VPN. Let\u2019s go over what these terms mean and which you should use.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPN_Over_Tor_vs_Tor_Over_VPN\"><\/span>VPN Over Tor vs. Tor Over VPN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While both <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaches do very different things, the idea behind them is the same: you combine Tor and VPN to get the best of both worlds. As we explain in our article comparing VPN and Tor, both have their strengths and weaknesses, and combining them should erase many of their weaknesses and improve their strengths.<\/p>\n<p>However, theory and reality collide a little here. Due to the way these technologies work, you can\u2019t combine them directly; you have to choose one of two options. Either you connect first to your VPN and then to the Tor network\u2014Tor over VPN\u2014or first to Tor and then to the VPN\u2014VPN over Tor.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tor_Over_VPN\"><\/span>Tor Over VPN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Tor over VPN\u2014though it may help you keep things straight if you think of it as \u201cTor <i>through<\/i> a VPN\u201d\u2014is the way to go if you want the security of a VPN but still need to use Tor to access the dark web. Going this route means you can still get access to these sites but don\u2019t have to worry about the security implications of using Tor.<\/p>\n<p>What are those implications? As cool as Tor is, there are some lingering doubts about how anonymous and secure it really is. Even if you use multiple nodes to reroute your connection, there is a risk of data leakage, let alone if you connect to a malicious node. And your connection could be entirely kosher, but using multiple hops will reduce your internet speed to a crawl, making your sojourn to Tor\u2019s hidden services a frustrating experience.<\/p>\n<p>You can get around these issues by connecting to a VPN before using Tor. The way it works is relatively simple: you open up your VPN, access a local server and from there open up the Tor browser. By doing this, you will encrypt your connection up to a more reliable standard, but, since Tor is last in the chain, dark web sites will still recognize your connection as coming from Tor and thus let you in.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPN_Over_Tor\"><\/span>VPN Over Tor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dark web sites won\u2019t recognize your connection, though, when using a VPN over Tor, or connecting to Tor before engaging your VPN. When you do this, you lose the ability to connect to .onion sites, but you do gain a greater deal of anonymity as you\u2019re effectively masking your location from your VPN.<\/p>\n<p>Using VPN over Tor is useful if you don\u2019t trust your VPN service, say in the case of using a dodgy free VPN, or to make sure your internet service provider (ISP) can\u2019t see you\u2019re using a VPN\u2014useful in countries that forbid the use of VPNs, like Russia or China. That said, your ISP can still see you\u2019re using Tor, which may still land you into hot water.<\/p>\n<p>Another point is that this will likely slow down your connection severely, especially if you multi-hop with Tor before using the VPN. On top of that, while you are hiding your browsing from your VPN, unless you signed up anonymously, the service still knows who you are. If you, for example, used a credit card to sign up, it seems pointless to hide your browsing from your VPN: they know who you are and they could, if the situation arose, disclose your identity to the authorities.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deciding_Between_VPN_Over_Tor_and_Tor_Over_VPN\"><\/span>Deciding Between VPN Over Tor and Tor Over VPN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While both VPN over Tor and Tor over VPN have their uses, Tor over VPN is going to be the better pick for most people. It solves some of Tor\u2019s security issues while still letting you connect to Tor\u2019s hidden services. It\u2019s so useful, in fact, that some VPNs offer it as a built-in feature. The two best examples are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/3607085\/type\/am\/sid\/845840-xid-{xid}\/https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/features\/onion-over-vpn\/&amp;___trxnet=cj\">NordVPN<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/protonvpn.com\/secure-vpn\/tor-over-vpn\">ProtonVPN<\/a>, but there are others, too.<\/p>\n<p>VPN over Tor, though, is a little less useful. Its most important function is to shield you from your VPN\u2019s view, which raises the question why you\u2019re using a VPN you don\u2019t trust in the first place. If privacy is a major concern for you, you\u2019re much better off signing up to a privacy-conscious VPN like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mullvad.net\/en\/\">Mullvad<\/a> or IVPN than messing around with Tor setups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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