Fabric-Based Anonymity Management, Systems and Methods
AssigneeNant Holdings IP, LLC
InventorsThomas Wittenschlaeger, Nicholas J. Witchey
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Abstract
Network fabric devices capable of participating in an anonymity protocol can be configured to operate as virtual circuit end-points where the node routes packets between a virtual circuit associated with a hidden service address and a port-level channel. Through management of the virtual circuit end-points, the network fabric devices participate as a hop in a virtual circuit, host hidden services, or operate as an interface to hidden services while reducing latency and truly hiding hidden services.
Claims29
A network fabric device comprising:
- a plurality of network ports, each port capable of supporting a port-level channel;
- a memory configured to:
- store a hidden service address table capable of storing virtual circuit endpoints that include a hidden service address and a port-level channel;
- and
- store a port-forwarding table;
- and
- a router configured to route network traffic among the plurality of network ports according to the port-forwarding table, and configured to;
- map a virtual circuit related to a hidden service to the port-level channel of a first port of the plurality of network ports according to the hidden service address table and based on the hidden service's address;
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- route data associated with the hidden service between the virtual circuit and the port-level channel.
A method for operating a network fabric device comprising a plurality of network ports, each port capable of supporting a port-level channel, the method comprising:
- mapping a virtual circuit related to a hidden service to a port-level channel of a first port according to a hidden service address table comprising virtual circuit endpoints, each endpoint including a hidden service address and a port-level channel;
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- routing network traffic among a plurality of network ports according to a port- forwarding table, wherein data associated with the hidden service is routed between the virtual circuit and the port-level channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.