

Put simply, the VPN server acts as an extra node in the data transfer. The Tor exit node is able to see the contents of your browsing data, but it does not know the VPN IP address. At the exit node, your traffic is decrypted before it reaches its final destination.At each node, a layer of encryption is removed. This adds three additional layers of Tor encryption. As your traffic travels through the Tor network, it is bounced through three ‘nodes’ in different locations: the guard node, the middle node, and the exit node.Your browsing traffic is decrypted once it leaves the VPN server, though it still carries the VPN server’s IP address.This adds an additional layer of privacy. If you use the Tor browser while connected to the VPN, the guard node (the first Tor node) will see the IP address of your VPN server instead of your own public IP address.When you connect to a VPN server, the VPN software creates an encrypted tunnel between your device and a remote VPN server, concealing your browsing activity and IP address from your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and other third parties.
