Mixnets: Implementation and performance evaluation of decryption and re-encryption types
Journal
Journal of computing and information technology
Date Issued
2012-09-30
Author(s)
Antovski, Ljupcho
Abstract
The anonymous channels have been the essence of
numerous protocols that include anonymous message
passing between peers. The mixnet structure is one way
to accomplish the anonymity . Since the publication of
the Chaumian mixnet, there have been many practical
implementations. There are two main approaches to
implement mixnets: the decryption (Chaumian) and the
re-encryption mixnets. In this paper we analyze four
types of mixnets, of which one decryption and three
re-encryption types. They were implemented in the Java
programing language and evaluated on several criterias
as: the number of messages, the total number of nodes,
the number of threshold nodes, and the key length of
underlying crypto system. In the results section we
compare the results from the practical tests to answer
the research question, which type of mixnets has better
features.
numerous protocols that include anonymous message
passing between peers. The mixnet structure is one way
to accomplish the anonymity . Since the publication of
the Chaumian mixnet, there have been many practical
implementations. There are two main approaches to
implement mixnets: the decryption (Chaumian) and the
re-encryption mixnets. In this paper we analyze four
types of mixnets, of which one decryption and three
re-encryption types. They were implemented in the Java
programing language and evaluated on several criterias
as: the number of messages, the total number of nodes,
the number of threshold nodes, and the key length of
underlying crypto system. In the results section we
compare the results from the practical tests to answer
the research question, which type of mixnets has better
features.
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