Security News > 2016 > June > Tor Project tests new tool for foiling de-anonymization attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-06-20 21:26
Upcoming hardened releases of the Tor Browser will use a new technique aimed at preventing de-anonymization efforts by anyone who might want to mount them. Created by a group of researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and dubbed “selfrando,” the technique allows for enhanced and practical load-time randomization. Selfrando is significantly more effective than standard address space layout randomization (ASLR) techniques currently used by Firefox and other mainstream browsers, the researchers say. The technique … More →
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