Deanonimizacija uporabnikov temnega spleta

diplomsko delo visokošolskega študijskega programa Informacijska varnost

Marko Krajnc (Author), Igor Bernik (Mentor)

Abstract

V času, kjer je meja med zasebno in javno uporabo spleta vse bolj zabrisana, večina ljudi še vedno misli, da so na voljo le klasični brskalniki in da lahko z njimi dostopamo do vseh informacij na širokem spletu. V resnici pa slednji prostor predstavlja precej majhen delež, ki ga imenujemo površinski oziroma vidni splet. Pod njim se nahaja veliko bolj obsežna plast, imenovana globoki splet, še globje pa se nahaja temni splet, do katerega lahko dostopamo izključno z uporabo posebne programske opreme, ki nam omogoča anonimnost. V dani diplomski nalogi smo torej opisali temni splet, raziskovali njegovo anonimno uporabo in skušali ugotoviti teoretične razloge za njegov nadaljnji obstoj oziroma ukinitev. Raziskovalni problem, iz katerega smo izhajali, tako predstavlja deanonimizacija uporabnikov temnega spleta, kateri danes večini uporabnikov predstavlja še zadnji prostor, ki jim nudi anonimno uporabo spleta. Ker večji del populacije temnega spleta sploh ne pozna, oziroma ga povezuje le z ilegalnimi dejavnostmi, je bilo pomembno vodilo te naloge prikazati tudi več namenov uporabe temnega spleta, hkrati pa poiskati ključne razloge za upor proti vse bolj pogosti deanonimizaciji uporabnika. Menimo torej, da so za nalogo, ki raziskuje perečo deanonimizacijo, ključni tako njeni protiargumenti, kot tudi koristna oziroma pozitivna plat prekinitve anonimne uporabe (temnega) spleta. Ugotovitev smo v prvi fazi pridobili na podlagi raziskovanja različnih vrst uporabnikov temnega spleta, opisa anonimizacijskih orodij, navedbe razlogov za ohranjanje anonimnosti, hkrati pa tudi z iskanjem prednosti in načina vzpostavitve deanonimizacije in delne identifikacije uporabnikov. Praktični del naloge je potekal na podlagi analize intervjuja s tremi rednimi uporabniki temnega spleta, katere smo povpraševali o ključnih razlogih za uporabo, uporabniških izkušnjah in njihovem mnenju o anonimnosti kot taki. Na koncu je sledila razprava, v kateri smo primerjali ugotovitve teorije in konkretne uporabniške izkušnje.

Keywords

diplomske naloge;splet;temni splet;anonimnost;uporabniki;deanonimizacija;

Data

Language:	Slovenian
Year of publishing:	2021
Typology:	2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
Organization:	UM FVV - Faculty of Criminal Justice
Publisher:	[M. Krajnc]
UDC:	004.738.5(043.2)
COBISS:	74892035
Views:	436
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Secondary language:	English
Secondary title:	Deanonymization of dark web users
Secondary abstract:	At a time when the boundary between private and public use of the Internet is increasingly blurred, most people still think that only classic browsers are available and that they can access all the information on the Internet. In reality, the latter space represents a rather small proportion, called the surface or visible web. Below it is a much larger layer called the deep web, and even deeper is the dark web, which can only be accessed using special software that allows us anonymity. In this assignment, we therefore described the dark web, investigated its anonymous use, and tried to identify theoretical reasons for its continued existence or abolition. The research problem from which we came out is thus the ever-present deanonymization of users of the dark web, which today represents the last space for most users, offering them anonymous use of the web. As the majority of the population is not aware of the dark web or associated only with illegal activity, it was also important to demonstrate the multiple uses of the dark web while finding key reasons for resisting the increasingly frequent deanonymization of the user. Therefore, we believe that both the counterargument and the useful or positive side of interrupting the anonymous use of the (dark) web are crucial to the task of exploring pressing deanonymization. The first phase was obtained by exploring different types of dark web users, describing anonymization tools, stating reasons for maintaining anonymity, as well as finding the benefits and ways to establish deanonymization and partial user identification. The practical part of the assignment was based on the analysis of an interview with three regular users of the dark web, who were asked about key reasons for use, user experience and their opinion on anonymity as such. Finally, a discussion followed in which we compared the findings of theory and concrete user experience.
Secondary keywords:	web;dark web;anonymity;users;deanonymization;
Type (COBISS):	Bachelor thesis/paper
Thesis comment:	Univ. v Mariboru, Fak. za varnostne vede, Ljubljana
Pages:	IV, 81 str.
ID:	13303746