Broader participation invited on this one now... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2018 Subject: Alpha Release: Katzenpost Mixnet Hi! We have recently released an alpha version of a mix network (high latency anonymity) based on the Loopix design [1], as part of a four-year research project funded by the European Commission. Loopix uses the Sphinx cryptographic packet format, the Poisson mix strategy, three kinds of decoy traffic and a stratified mix topology. It’s Provider architecture forces long term statistical disclosure attacks to take place on the receiver’s Provider, thus forcing such adversaries to actively compromise Providers instead of passively observing the mix network which is in contrast to historical mix network designs. X25519, Noise XX plus NewHope Simple, SURBs, keyservers, reliable out of order delivery, it's all there! We are looking for testers of our software (Linux/Mac/Android, potentially Windows?), and reviewers of our specification documents and general documentation. https://katzenpost.mixnetworks.org/ Presentation slides: https://katzenpost.mixnetworks.org/_static/slides/2018-09-katzenpost-present... We're interested also in extending our research partnerships: There are still some open questions that we feel like have not been answered yet by anonymity research, and we hope our framework becomes a valuable contribution to that space. Get in touch! -- Moritz Bartl [1] The Loopix Anonymity System”, USENIX 2017, https://arxiv.org/pdf/1703.00536.pdf _______________________________________________