A NOVEL APPROACH TO DYNAMIC CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION IN THE TOR NETWORK FOR TRAFFIC ANONYMIZATION: A NOVEL APPROACH TO DYNAMIC CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION IN THE TOR NETWORK FOR TRAFFIC ANONYMIZATION

Petar Boyanov

doi:10.46687/jsar.v28i1.473

Authors

Petar Boyanov Department of Communication and Computer Engineering and Security Technologies, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, SHUMEN 9712, 115, UNIVERSITETSKA STR., E-MAIL: petar.boyanov@shu.bg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46687/jsar.v28i1.473

Keywords:

Anonymity, Circuit, Exit node, Host, IPv4, IPv6, Network traffic, Port, Proxy, SOCKSv5, Tor, Tornet

Abstract

This scientific article presents a new approach for dynamically configuring Tor circuits in response to real-time network conditions and potential threats. In contrast to the traditional static path selection used in Tor, the proposed method applies an adaptive algorithm that selects relay nodes according to both anonymity and performance criteria. The system was tested in simulated network environments under different adversarial scenarios. The results show a clear decrease in the likelihood of traffic correlation attacks when compared with the default Tor protocol. Overall, the approach offers a practical way to strengthen the anonymity and stability of the Tor network while maintaining acceptable performance levels.

Author Biography

Petar Boyanov, Department of Communication and Computer Engineering and Security Technologies, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, SHUMEN 9712, 115, UNIVERSITETSKA STR., E-MAIL: petar.boyanov@shu.bg

Department of Communication and Computer Engineering and Security Technologies, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, SHUMEN 9712, 115, UNIVERSITETSKA STR., E-MAIL: petar.boyanov@shu.bg

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A NOVEL APPROACH TO DYNAMIC CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION IN THE TOR NETWORK FOR TRAFFIC ANONYMIZATION