HORNET: High-speed Onion Routing at the Network Layer

We present HORNET, a system that enables high-speed end-to-end anonymous channels by leveraging next-generation network architectures. HORNET is designed as a low-latency onion routing system that operates at the network layer thus enabling a wide range of applications. Our system uses only symmetric cryptography for data forwarding yet requires no per-flow state on intermediate routers. This design enables HORNET routers implemented on offthe-shelf hardware to process anonymous traffic at over 93 Gb/s. HORNET is also highly scalable, adding minimal processing overhead per additional anonymous channel. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.0 [COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS]: General—Security and protection General Terms Security, Performance Keywords Anonymity; onion routing; network layer

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2015
• Where: CCS
• Authors: Chen Chen, Daniele Enrico Asoni, David Barrera, George Danezis, Adrian Perrig
• Keywords: CCS 2015, Security Privacy