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  1. 1. Web browser privacy: Popular desktop web browsers ability to continuously spoof their fingerprint

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Sebastian Henningsson; Anton Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Web Browsers; Browser Fingerprinting; Privacy; Privacy Protection;

    Abstract : Background. Web tracking is a constant threat to our privacy when browsing the web. There exist multiple methods of tracking, but browser fingerprinting is more elusive and difficult to control. READ MORE

  3. 2. Multi-factor Authentication Mechanism Based on Browser Fingerprinting and Graphical HoneyTokens

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Dillon Jonsson; Amin Marteni; [2022]
    Keywords : Multi-factor Authentication; Browser Fingerprinting; Graphical Passwords; Honeytokens;

    Abstract : Multi-factor authentication (MFA) offers a wide range of methods and techniques available today. The security benefits of using MFA are almost indisputable, however, users are reluctant to adopt the technology. While many new MFA solutions are being proposed, there is a lack of consideration for user sentiment in the early stages of development. READ MORE

  4. 3. Automatic fingerprinting of websites

    University essay from KTH/Hälsoinformatik och logistik

    Author : Alfred Berg; Norton Lamberg; [2020]
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    Abstract : Abstract Fingerprinting a website is the process of identifying what technologies a websiteuses, such as their used web applications and JavaScript frameworks. Currentfingerprinting methods use manually created fingerprints for each technology itlooks for. READ MORE

  5. 4. Informing Users About Fingerprinting

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

    Author : Salomon Höglund; [2019]
    Keywords : Fingerprinting; HCI; Human-Computer Interaction; IxD; Interaction Design; Internet Privacy; Privacy; UX; User Experience; UI; User Interface; Visual Aesthetics; Web Tracking;

    Abstract : In peoples hyperconnected lives, a price to pay is their internet privacy and the different risks it faces the second their browser connects to the web. One such risk comes from how web tracking collect and analyze users information. READ MORE

  6. 5. Torminator: A Tor fingerprinting suite : Or how the Tor-network might get a surprise attack from the future. “I’ll be back” – The Terminator

    University essay from KTH/Kommunikationsnät

    Author : Petter Salminen; [2015]
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    Abstract : Tor is a very popular anonymisation software and network. For which we created Torminator, a fingerprinting suite written in the Java programming language. Fingerprinting is an attack type applicable to Tor utilising side-channel information from the network packets. READ MORE