Traffic-analysis resistant/anonymized VPN? [Was: Re: OnionCat -- An IP-Transparent TOR Hidden Service Connector]

Kyle Williams kyle.kwilliams at gmail.com
Thu Jun 26 21:50:06 UTC 2008


On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 2:10 PM, F. Fox <kitsune.or at gmail.com> wrote:

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> I had an idea, although it's a bit off-the-wall: Could OnionCat be used
> to provide a traffic-analysis-resistant, "covert," and potentially
> anonymous VPN system?
>
> We've already seen VPN technology used for non-private purposes; a good
> example is gamers' heavy use of Hamachi (http://www.hamachi.cc). Perhaps
> there might be some application of a similar system with the addition of
> an anonymity layer, though I can't think of any right now.
>
> Just food for thought. =:oD
>
> - --
> F. Fox
> AAS, CompTIA A+/Network+/Security+
> Owner of Tor node "kitsune"
> http://fenrisfox.livejournal.com
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I don't see why not.
Likewise, I've been using VPNs on .onion addresses (through JanusVM) for
quiet sometime.  It's the only way I've found to get UDP and ICMP to go over
Tor.
It works well, but is a bit slow most of the time.
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