JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 1(1): 35-47, doi: 10.3217/jucs-001-01-0035
Levels of Anonymity
expand article infoBill Flinn‡, Hermann Maurer§
‡ Computer Science Department, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand§ IICM, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Corresponding author: Bill Flinn ( b_flinn@cs.aukuni.ac.nz )

© Bill Flinn, Hermann Maurer.
This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.
Citation: Flinn B, Maurer H (1995) Levels of Anonymity. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 1(1): 35-47. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-001-01-0035
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Abstract
In this paper we make a first attempt at systematically investigating levels of anonymity required in networked computer systems: we feel it is often overlooked that beyond such obvious cases as identified by means of a password or anonymous use there are many other levels of anonymity, identification and authenticity necessary in various applications.
Keywords
security, anonymous use, access control, authentication, big brother