Understanding Apple's Back to My Mac (BTMM) Service

S. Cheshire, Zhongjie Zhu, Ryuji Wakikawa, L. Zhang · 2011

This document describes the implementation of Apple Inc.'s Back to My Mac (BTMM) service.BTMM provides network connectivity between devices so that a user can perform file sharing and screen sharing among multiple computers at home, at work, or on the road.The implementation of BTMM addresses the issues of single sign-on authentication, secure data communication, service discovery, and end-to-end connectivity in the face of Network Address Translators (NATs) and mobility of devices.

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