Anonymous Communication Networks: Usage Analysis and Attack Mechanisms

• NCJ Number: 306030
• Author(s): Esra Erdin
• Date Published: 2012
• Length: 58 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2010-DN-BX-K248
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Award: Development of forensic and investigative tools and techniques to investigate criminal use of Internet anonymizers

Annotation

This study explains the structure of private internet systems and analyzes current anonymity technologies; proxy servers, remailers, JAP, Tor and I2P.

Abstract

Privacy in communication has been an essential security requirement with the rapid growth of Internet. This has resulted in growing interest in methods for anonymous communication. Several system designs have been developed with the common aim of preserving communication privacy within the shared network environment. (Published abstract provided)