Camouflaged Private Communication
Amir Herzberg, Ely Porat, Nir Soffer, Erez Waisbard · 2011
Communication such as web browsing is often monitored and restricted by organizations and governments. Users who wish to bypass the monitoring and restrictions often relay their (encrypted) communication via proxy servers or anonym zing networks such as Tor. While this type of solution allows users to hide the content of their communication and often bypass the restrictions, the mere use of a proxy may alert authorities, placing the users at risk. We introduce a simple and efficient construction, leveraging general purpose services, which allows users to hide their communication from active adversaries without relying on prior trust. Finally, we implement a proof of concept showing that camouflaged web browsing is possible using legitimate services such as Gmail without requiring software installation on the client side.