Anonymous Communication
IGI Global eBooks · 2012
Schemes of anonymous communication enable entities to send or receive their messages without disclosing their identities to others including managers of communication systems and receivers or senders of the messages. Among various existing schemes this chapter introduces Crowds, DC net, Mix-net, ESEBM (Enhanced Symmetric key Encryption Based Mix-Net), and Onion Routing. Mechanisms to protect anonymous communication systems from malicious entities are also discussed.