Anonymity application
Encyclopedia
An anonymity application is any software application which can be used to access a network, such as the Internet
, anonymously. The application can use either private or public anonymous proxy servers
, encryption
or even spoofing
, diversion and obfuscation
to ensure an anonymous and/or difficultly traceable access to a resource.
Examples: Anonymous P2P
, I2P (anonymous network)
, Tor (anonymity network)
, Phantom
, *Bitblinder
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, anonymously. The application can use either private or public anonymous proxy servers
Proxy server
In computer networks, a proxy server is a server that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. A client connects to the proxy server, requesting some service, such as a file, connection, web page, or other resource available from a different server...
, encryption
Encryption
In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. The result of the process is encrypted information...
or even spoofing
Spoofing attack
In the context of network security, a spoofing attack is a situation in which one person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data and thereby gaining an illegitimate advantage.- Spoofing and TCP/IP :...
, diversion and obfuscation
Obfuscation
Obfuscation is the hiding of intended meaning in communication, making communication confusing, wilfully ambiguous, and harder to interpret.- Background :Obfuscation may be used for many purposes...
to ensure an anonymous and/or difficultly traceable access to a resource.
Examples: Anonymous P2P
Anonymous P2P
An anonymous P2P communication system is a peer-to-peer distributed application in which the nodes or participants are anonymous or pseudonymous...
, I2P (anonymous network)
I2P
I2P is a mixed-license, free and open source project building an anonymous network .The network is a simple layer that applications can use to anonymously and securely send...
, Tor (anonymity network)
Tor (anonymity network)
Tor is a system intended to enable online anonymity. Tor client software routes Internet traffic through a worldwide volunteer network of servers in order to conceal a user's location or usage from someone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis...
, Phantom
Phantom Anonymity Protocol
The Phantom anonymity protocol was designed in 2008 by Swedish security researcher Magnus Bråding to provide anonymity optimized for the current conditions and needs of average internet users. The design goal was feasibility for mass adoption as a de facto internet anonymization standard...
, *Bitblinder
Bitblinder
Bitblinder was an open source software program that allows users to share bandwidth and IP addresses in order to anonymously download torrents and browse the internet. It was first released in June 2009. It was developed by Josh Albrecht and Matthew Kaniaris of Innominet...