Towards Anonymity in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks The Chameleon Protocol and its Anonymity Analysis
Leonardo A. Martucci, Christer Andersson, Simone Fischer‐Hübner · 2006
Abstract. This paper presents Chameleon, a novel anonymous overlay network for mobile ad hoc environments. As far we know, Chameleon is the first lowlatency anonymous overlay network applied in a mobile ad hoc setting. It was designed with the special characteristics of mobile ad hoc networks in mind, such as limited battery lifetime, user mobility and vanishing nodes. In this paper, we also evaluate Chameleon against a number of requirements that an anonymous overlay network should adhere to in order to be suitable for mobile ad hoc networks. In particular, the anonymity properties of Chameleon are thoroughly analyzed. 1