PeerMix – A Peer-To-Peer Anonymous Network

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: PeerMix is a scalable, peer-to-peer anonymizing routing service that offers strong guarantees of source anonymity against both global observers and collaborating mix nodes. PeerMix connections are bidirectional and application-independent, appropriate for Web browsing or file-sharing. PeerMix functions as a proxy, so proxy-aware applications can add anonymity seamlessly. A subset of the PeerMix nodes operates as an ephemeral mix network; that is, the mix net is a randomly selected and constantly changing subset of the peers. A prototype PeerMix network has been tested on the Stanford University Sweet Hall SPARC machines. This thesis describes previous work on anonymous connections, discusses the PeerMix anonymous routing system, and analyzes its security.

Type of resource	text
Date created	2002

Author	McGrew, Robert
Advisor	Boneh, Daniel
Department	Stanford University. Department of Computer Science.

Subject	Peer-to-peer architecture > Computer networks
Subject	Routing > Computer network management
Subject	Data protection
Genre	Thesis

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/mp512fy0405

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Preferred Citation: McGrew, Robert (2002). PeerMix – A Peer-To-Peer Anonymous Network. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at http://purl.stanford.edu/mp512fy0405

Undergraduate Theses, School of Engineering

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