In this section, we will be exploring the two important tools that are utilized by the attackers to maintain anonymity on the network. We will be focusing on Tor and Privoxy in this section.
Tor (www.torproject.org) is an open source implementation of the third-generation onion routing that provides free access to an anonymous proxy network. Onion routing enables online anonymity by encrypting user traffic and then transmitting it through a series of onion routers. At each router, a layer of encryption is removed to obtain routing information, and the message is then transmitted to the next node. It has been likened to the process of gradually peeling an onion, hence the name. It protects against traffic ...
