Secure anonymous communications methods and apparatus
US10652215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for supporting secure anonymous communications are described. A first communications device, e.g., a virtual desktop device, in a communications network, e.g., a private ISP network, serves on behalf of a first user device as an endpoint for a communications session with a second device. The first communications device includes a fabricated set of device attribute information which is different from an actual set of device attribute information corresponding to the first user device. The communications network includes a set of onion routers and onion routing is used within the network.
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