Re: Secure chat
From: Volker Birk (bumens_at_dingens.org)
Date: 09/14/05
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Date: 14 Sep 2005 16:07:58 +0200
Juergen Nieveler <juergen.nieveler.nospam@arcor.de> wrote:
> > The random traffic is needed to avoid knowing anybody, when you're
> > communicating.
> Yes, but that only takes care of wiretaps on your own end. Anybody with
> access to the server will be able to see who you send messages to, as
> all messages are routed through the server.
No, with Tor and AN.ON, this isn't true. The first server knows, whether
you're communicating, but it does not know, to whom.
> Therefore, if you build a "Mixmaster" into
> every IM client, to send non-traceable messages all you need to do is
> choose a recipient at random from all the clients that are online at
> that time. The client would decrypt the message, and if it's destined
> for him, he'd show it to the local user. If not, he'd pass it on to the
> next hop...
> Any takers? Does this sound like a workable concept?
This should work.
Yours,
VB.
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