Poster: Novel Website Fingerprinting Techniques
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Web-browsing clients may choose to browse the web by using proxies with encryption to secure their privacy. An attacker watching the outgoing connection of such a client will not be able to know the content or destination of their packets, unless the attacker uses website fingerprinting. Website fingerprinting is the process by which an attacker identifies which server a client is communicating with under encryption by observing communication patterns. For example, a client making a search on google and another posting a blog entry on a dissident blog can be observed to receive incoming packets and send outgoing packets in different amounts, ordering, and rates.
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