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The Cost of Path Information: Routing in Anonymous Communication

Grube, Tim ; Egert, Rolf ; Daubert, Jörg ; Mühlhäuser, Max (2021)
The Cost of Path Information: Routing in Anonymous Communication.
Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC 2021). virtual Conference (09.01.2021-12.01.2021)
Konferenzveröffentlichung, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Anonymity is an essential asset for a variety of communication systems, like humans’ communication, the internet of things, and sensor networks. Establishing and maintaining such communication systems requires the exchange of information about their participants (called subjects). However, protecting anonymity reduces the availability of subject information, as these can be leveraged to break anonymity. Additionally, established techniques for providing anonymity often reduce the efficiency of communication networks. In this paper, we model four mechanisms to share routing information and discuss them with respect to their influence on anonymity and efficiency. While there is no “one fits all” solution, there are suitable trade-offs to establish routing information complying with the technical capabilities of the subjects. Distributed solutions like decentralized lookup tables reduce routing information in messages at the cost of local memory consumption; other mechanisms like multi-layer encrypted path information come with higher communication overhead but reduce memory consumption for each subject.

Typ des Eintrags: Konferenzveröffentlichung
Erschienen: 2021
Autor(en): Grube, Tim ; Egert, Rolf ; Daubert, Jörg ; Mühlhäuser, Max
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: The Cost of Path Information: Routing in Anonymous Communication
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 10 Januar 2021
Verlag: IEEE
Veranstaltungstitel: Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC 2021)
Veranstaltungsort: virtual Conference
Veranstaltungsdatum: 09.01.2021-12.01.2021
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Anonymity is an essential asset for a variety of communication systems, like humans’ communication, the internet of things, and sensor networks. Establishing and maintaining such communication systems requires the exchange of information about their participants (called subjects). However, protecting anonymity reduces the availability of subject information, as these can be leveraged to break anonymity. Additionally, established techniques for providing anonymity often reduce the efficiency of communication networks. In this paper, we model four mechanisms to share routing information and discuss them with respect to their influence on anonymity and efficiency. While there is no “one fits all” solution, there are suitable trade-offs to establish routing information complying with the technical capabilities of the subjects. Distributed solutions like decentralized lookup tables reduce routing information in messages at the cost of local memory consumption; other mechanisms like multi-layer encrypted path information come with higher communication overhead but reduce memory consumption for each subject.

Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 20 Fachbereich Informatik
20 Fachbereich Informatik > Telekooperation
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Profilbereiche > Cybersicherheit (CYSEC)
Hinterlegungsdatum: 13 Jan 2021 09:39
Letzte Änderung: 28 Apr 2022 08:07
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