PROJECT TITLE :

How to Find Hidden Users: A Survey of Attacks on Anonymity Networks

ABSTRACT:

Communication privacy has been a growing concern, notably with the Internet turning into a significant hub of our daily interactions. Revelations of government tracking and corporate profiling have resulted in increasing interest in anonymous communication mechanisms. Many systems are developed with the aim of preserving communication privacy via unlinkability inside a public network setting such as Tor and I2P. Because the anonymity networks cannot guarantee excellent anonymity, it's necessary for users to understand the risks they may face when utilizing such technologies. In this paper, we discuss potential attacks on the anonymity networks which will compromise user identities and communication links. We have a tendency to conjointly summarize protection mechanisms against such attacks. Many attacks against anonymity networks are well studied, and most of the fashionable systems have engineered-in mechanisms to forestall these attacks. Additionally, some of the attacks need considerable resources to be effective and hence are terribly unlikely to succeed against trendy anonymity networks.