Lacan: Making Accountability in Anonymous Networks Real
Lacan proposes a practical framework reconciling anonymity with accountability in anonymous networks, addressing a long-standing tension relevant to privacy-preserving enterprise communications.
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arXiv:2609.01075v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Anonymity and accountability are essential properties for our everyday activity on the Internet. However, they appear contradictory, and their reconciliation remains far from reality. Existing approaches fall short in this regard, as they either rely on an on-path trustee, per-packet authorization, per-packet public-key cryptography, or per-session intervention by a central authority. We propose Lacan, a protocol that reconciles anonymity and ac
Editorial Analysis
Enterprises using anonymous communication channels for threat intel sharing or whistleblowing need accountability mechanisms that do not sacrifice anonymity guarantees.
Assess whether your anonymous reporting or threat-sharing channels could benefit from accountable-anonymity mechanisms.
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