Technologist, security researcher, proponent of the cypherpunks movement and anonymity networks for the purpose of enabling greater freedom of communication. Currently I work on the Panoramix project, designing and developing the Katzenpost decryption mix network. I have also on occasion made some volunteer code contributions to the Tahoe-LAFS project, the Subgraph OS project and the Tor Project.
URLs for David Stainton
No URLs found.
Events for David Stainton
I shall explain the renewed interest in mix networks. Like Tor, mix networks protect metadata by using layered encryption and routing packets between a series of independent nodes. Mix networks resist vastly more powerful adversary models than Tor though, including partial defense against global passive adversaries. In so doing, mix networks add both latency and cover traffic. I shall outline the basic components of a mix network, touch on their roles in resisting active and passive attacks,… Read more
Schedule:
- Saturday, Aug 18th, 2018, 15:00 (CEST) - Saturday, Aug 18th, 2018, 16:00 (CEST)