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The middle node peels the second layer off and passes the message and its final encryption layer to the exit node.

The guard node can see your IP address, but it cannot read the encrypted message It removes one layer of encryption and passes it to the next server.

The Tor software then sends it to the guard node.

When you enter a request, Tor software encrypts it three times for three different nodes – a guard node, a middle server and an exit node.

This makes Tor connections difficult to intercept as they do not rely on a single company or organization.

It has lots of servers scattered around the globe that are maintained by individual volunteers. Tor (short for “The onion router'') is a network used for anonymous communication.