packet traffic analysis

2005-10-26 Thread John Denker
Travis H. wrote: Part of the problem is using a packet-switched network; if we had circuit-based, then thwarting traffic analysis is easy; you just fill the link with random garbage when not transmitting packets. OK so far ... There are two problems with this; one, getting enough

Re: packet traffic analysis

2005-10-31 Thread John Denker
In the context of: If your plaintext consists primarily of small packets, you should set the MTU of the transporter to be small. This will cause fragmentation of the large packets, which is the price you have to pay. Conversely, if your plaintext consists primarily of large packets, you

packet traffic analysis

2005-10-26 Thread John Denker
Travis H. wrote: Part of the problem is using a packet-switched network; if we had circuit-based, then thwarting traffic analysis is easy; you just fill the link with random garbage when not transmitting packets. OK so far ... There are two problems with this; one, getting enough

Re: packet traffic analysis

2005-10-31 Thread John Denker
In the context of: If your plaintext consists primarily of small packets, you should set the MTU of the transporter to be small. This will cause fragmentation of the large packets, which is the price you have to pay. Conversely, if your plaintext consists primarily of large packets, you