Defining 'Anonymity' in Networked Communication, Version 1

Abstract

Support for anonymous communication in hostile environments is the main goal of DARPA's "Safer Warfighter Communications" program (DARPA-BAA-10-69: SAFER). Despite the fact that the word is regularly encountered in common parlance, "anonymity" is actually a subtle concept - one that the computer-science community has worked hard (and not yet completely successfully) to define precisely. This briefing paper explains the concept of anonymity in the context of the SAFER program; it is intended for a general audience rather than for one with professional expertise in computer science and data networking.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA555178

Entities

People

  • Joan Feigenbaum

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anonymous Communications
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Internet
  • Mobile Phones
  • Networks
  • Online Communications
  • Personal Computers
  • Standards
  • Strategic Communications
  • World Wide Web

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies