H. Tillwick and M. S. Olivier. “Bridging the gap between anonymous e-mail and anonymous Web browsing”. In: Online Information Review 32.1 (2008), pp. 22–34
Purpose - Anonymity research on high latency, store-and-forward mediums, such as
e-mail, have led to comparatively well-researched anonymity technologies;
however, similar achievements have proven to be more difficult for low-latency
communications such as Web browsing. This paper aims to propose an anonymous
Web browsing protocol that harnesses some of the advantages of a store-and-forward
anonymity solutions whilst retaining some of the interactive properties of Web
browsing.
Design/methodology/approach - A review of existing anonymity solutions notes
the advantages of mix technologies versus the advantages offered by Onion
Routing. A solution is presented that features a combined approach of both
solutions.
Findings - The proposed protocol differentiates between Web requests and Web
responses - requests are treated as store-and-forward messages whilst the Web
response is handled like a data stream.
Originality/value - The solution described can be used by existing anonymous Web
browsing solutions in order to improve the level of anonymity whilst minimising the
overhead of anonymously distributing Web content.
A pre- or postprint of the publication is available at https://mo.co.za/open/anongap.pdf.
The definitive version of the paper is available from the publisher.
DOI: 10.1108/14684520810865967
@article(anongap,
author={Heiko Tillwick and Martin S Olivier},
title={Bridging the gap between anonymous e-mail and anonymous
{W}eb browsing},
journal={Online Information Review},
volume={32},
number={1},
year={2008},
pages={22--34} )
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