Mixmaster anonymous remailer

Template:Short description {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | showblankpositional=1 | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox software with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y | AsOf | author | background | bodystyle | caption | collapsetext | collapsible | developer | discontinued | engine | engines | genre | included with | language | language count | language footnote | latest preview date | latest preview version | latest release date | latest release version | latest_preview_date | latest_preview_version | latest_release_date | latest_release_version | licence | license | logo | logo alt | logo caption | logo upright | logo size | logo title | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_upright | logo_size | logo_title | middleware | module | name | operating system | operating_system | other_names | platform | programming language | programming_language | released | replaced_by | replaces | repo | screenshot | screenshot alt | screenshot upright | screenshot size | screenshot title | screenshot_alt | screenshot_upright | screenshot_size | screenshot_title | service_name | size | standard | title | ver layout | website | qid }}Template:Main other Mixmaster is a Type II anonymous remailer which sends messages in fixed-size packets and reorders them, preventing anyone watching the messages go in and out of remailers from tracing them. It is an implementation of a David Chaum's mix network.<ref> Template:Cite IETF </ref>

History

Mixmaster was originally written by Lance Cottrell, and was maintained by Len Sassaman. Peter Palfrader is the current maintainer. Current Mixmaster software can be compiled to handle Cypherpunk messages as well; they are needed as reply blocks for nym servers.

Support for Mixmaster was removed from the Neomutt fork of the Mutt mail client in 2024 because the project did not seem active anymore.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• Anonymity
  • Anonymous P2P
  • Anonymous remailer
    • Cypherpunk anonymous remailer (Type I)
    • Mixminion (Type III)
  • Onion routing
    • Tor (network)
  • Pseudonymous remailer (a.k.a. nym servers)
    • Penet remailer
• Data privacy
• Traffic analysis

References

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Further reading

• Email Security, Bruce Schneier (Template:ISBN)
• Computer Privacy Handbook, Andre Bacard (Template:ISBN)

External links

• Mixmaster homepage
• Official Mixmaster Remailer FAQ
• Remailer FAQ
• Remailer Vulnerabilities
• A/I: PARANOIA REMAILER HOWTO
• Feraga.com: Howto use a Type II Anonymous Remailer (link not active 12 May 2010)