de-Tor-iorate Anonymity

[F. Fox]

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The whole thing sound a little slanted to me, especially in combination
with the whole "Phantom Protocol" thing.

In particular, I found this line interesting:

"as well as show results from *A* Tor network that reveals the paths
that data travels when using Tor. This method can make using the Tor
network no more secure than using a simple open web proxy."

Notice the A in asterisks. This makes me think that the attack may have
been done on a private Tor network (rather than the main, public one).

If that's true, it's a far cry from carrying it out on the real Tor
network. Conditions are far more chaotic, and - most importantly - nodes
are spread out over many jurisdictions, in different countries, under
the control of many parties.

I don't know if this is the same attack mentioned before on this list
due to be presented tomorrow (30 May), but it seems to have the same
weaknesses from the overview.

I suppose only the full presentation will tell; I'll be watching this
subject, anyway.

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F. Fox
AAS, CompTIA A+/Network+/Security+
Owner of Tor node "kitsune"
http://fenrisfox.livejournal.com
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