DarkNet
Is this the future of Internet?
Meherun Nesa Faruque
Mail: mfaruque@bd.imshealth.com

Darknet by Definition
• A darknet is a variation on a virtual private
network (VPN) with additional measures in
place to ensure that the network and IP
addresses of members are not discoverable.
• Such networks are typically decentralized,
routing traffic through a wide-spread system of
servers, which are often provided by volunteers.
The complex routing system makes it difficult to
trace communications.

Darknet - Behind the scene
• Onion Routing
• Garlic routing

Dark web
• The Surface Web or clearnet is the internet
that we know - anything that can be crawled and
indexed by a typical search engine like Google,
Bing or Yahoo.
• Deep web is the portion of the internet which is
not indexed thoroughly.
• Dark web vs Deep web

Darknet – enter into the abyss
• TOR
• I2P
• FAI (Free Anonymous Internet)
• FreeNet
• ZeroNet

Internet – the white world
• Mainly consisting of IP Networking Infrastructure
• On top of IP Networking runs DNS Systems
• Root DNS Systems controlled by ICANN
Committee/IANA
• Changing in the Root DNS Systems requires
permission from US Department of Commerce
• At the end the white world is controlled by the
governments of one or more countries
• Most of the countries have central system to control
what users are allowed to view

Where the worlds converge
• Technically there is no converging point
• Darknet is not accessible from within Internet;
although an internet connectivity is required as
access to those services are based connectivity to
another darknet node
• Clearnet/Internet is available from certain part
of Darknet using different Proxy technologies
• Once someone is in the darknet all her/is digital
footprint is covered up with untraceable
information

Comparative Analysis - Domain Naming
• Internet/Clearnet uses ICANN controlled DNS
system to map hostname to IP address and vice
versa
• Darknet uses a floating database of unique
base64 addresses of the nodes mapping to
human readable URLs within darknet

Comparative Analysis - Mail
• While using internet/Clearnet it is quite
impossible to remain unidentified while sending
a mail
• In darknet it is quiet easily possible to send a
mail anonymously without revealing IP
addresses/ISP/Locations

Comparative Analysis – e-Commerce
• In internet we use different means of electronic
transactions like Credit Card/Paypal or other
electronic means which takes place through a
Bank leaving behind a footprint either in the
consumers bank or in Sellers Bank
• In darknet bitcoin or other cryptography based
money is being used to keep the digital footprint
anonymous

why online privacy is a myth now?
• Make no mistake about it – the web is listening
every time you use it! It’s important that you
understand what you’re leaving behind when
you visit a website.

Footprints on Internet
• Every day, whether we want to or not, most of us
contribute to a growing portrait of who we are
online; a portrait that is probably more public
than we assume.
• Websites And Online Shopping
• Social Media.
• Mobile Phones, Tablets, or Laptops

Footprints on Internet
• Big data analysis projects
• Customized profiles
• Government censorshipssniffers

Footprint on Darknet
• Primarily none
• There is always risk if sites of clearnet is used
without caution from darknet
• Password, credentials, social security numbers
from clearnet is used as identification inside
Darknet

Darknet Contents
• Darknet is primarily infamous for
▫ Arms Dealing
▫ Child Porn
▫ Drugs Dealing
▫ Mercenary/Assassin on hire

Darknet Contents
• The other side of the coin:
▫ Whistle blowers
▫ Revolutionaries
▫ Hacktivist

Is Darknet is the new internet?
• The increasing concern about privacy and all our
communication being always tracked, growing
number of population are interested in being
anonymous.
• The power of anonymity brings people from
various interest to the opaque market of lawless
Darknet.

Summery
• Internet or the clearnet being under censorship
and scrutiny is violating the privacy rights of
people but still provides the security of
government agencies against the criminals. On
the other hand despite being the last resort for
free thinkers , political activists and whistle
blowers, it is a safe heaven for illegal markets.

Questions