Tor: An anonymous Internet communication system

December 22, 2004 | Cryptography, Security | By: Mark VandeWettering

This EFF-funded project sounds very interesting. It attempts to provide anonymity by making traffic analysis difficult by using something called an onion router. I’ll have to read more about it.

Tor: An anonymous Internet communication system

Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and more. Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can build new applications with built-in anonymity, safety, and privacy features.

Comments

Comment from Rich Ozer
Time 12/22/2004 at 1:04 pm

Funny you should mention this… I was at Chabot saturday night showing people the comet. There was a party being held by comcast and a guy in a suit came up to me and we started chatting about networks, technology, etc. He started talking about Onion and that he was involved in its design. I never got his name…

RO

Comment from Toby Jaffey
Time 12/23/2004 at 3:47 am

You might find my blog entry on tor interesting. I think it’s only a matter of time until technology like this is useful for podcasting.