Mixmaster anonymous remailer
| Original author(s) | Lance Cottrell |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Len Sassaman and |
| Stable release | 3.0
/ March 3, 2008 |
| Type | Anonymous remailer |
| Website | http://mixmaster.sourceforge.net/ |
Mixmaster is a Type II anonymous remailer which sends messages in fixed-size packets and reorders them, preventing anyone watching the messages go in and out of remailers from tracing them. It is an implementation of a Chaumian Mix network.[1]
History[]
Mixmaster was originally written by Lance Cottrell, and was maintained by Len Sassaman. is the current maintainer. Current Mixmaster software can be compiled to handle Cypherpunk messages as well; they are needed as reply blocks for nym servers.
See also[]
- Anonymity
- Anonymous P2P
- Anonymous remailer
- Cypherpunk anonymous remailer (Type I)
- Mixminion (Type III)
- Onion routing
- Pseudonymous remailer (a.k.a. nym servers)
- Data privacy
- Traffic analysis
References[]
- ^ "Mixmaster man page". SourceForge. January 14, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
Further reading[]
- Email Security, Bruce Schneier (ISBN 0-471-05318-X)
- Computer Privacy Handbook, Andre Bacard (ISBN 1-56609-171-3)
External links[]
Categories:
- Anonymity networks
- Internet Protocol based network software
- Routing
- Network architecture
- Mix networks
- Network software stubs