{"id":48310,"date":"2021-08-26T10:57:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T07:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=48310"},"modified":"2025-09-02T01:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T22:35:28","slug":"wikileaks-informant-chelsea-manning-to-audit-nym-mixnet-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wikileaks-informant-chelsea-manning-to-audit-nym-mixnet-security\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks informant Chelsea Manning to audit Nym mixnet security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WikiLeaks informant Chelsea Manning has joined the Nym startup as a security consultant. She will conduct an audit of the confidential infrastructure to prevent data leakage after launch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019d like to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xychelsea?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@xychelsea<\/a> for all the support and tech advise \u2014 she had the same vision as Nym but while literally in jail!<\/p>\n<p> Read the story of how her design for a mixnet were smuggled out of jail by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bcrypt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bcrypt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CR75YBUGsB\">https:\/\/t.co\/CR75YBUGsB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nym (@nymproject) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nymproject\/status\/1430578532154056709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nym is a decentralized, open-source privacy system. The network&#8217;s nodes, which developers call the mixnet, \u201cmix\u201d users\u2019 traffic, preventing metadata leakage. For this they are rewarded in native NYM tokens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAs traffic-analysis methods have become more sophisticated over the past decade, I have frequently called for studying alternative Tor methods that allow data to be hidden within the network from such analysis. Nym is one of the viable alternatives worthy of exploration and development,\u201d Manning said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite comparisons with software intended to implement the so-called onion routing, Nym\u2019s CEO Harry Halpin insists the company does not view the mixnet as an alternative to Tor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We don\u2019t really see us as alternative to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/torproject?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@torproject<\/a> per se \u2014 Tor will remain the best in the world for synchronous traffic like web-browsing, while Nym\u2019s mixnet will be suited for message-based traffic \u2014 like Signal DMs or cryptocurrency! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PXfgAcC7VQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/PXfgAcC7VQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 harryhalpin (@harryhalpin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harryhalpin\/status\/1430579106551304192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cTor remains the best in the world for synchronous traffic such as web-browsing, while Nym\u2019s mixnet is suited for traffic based on messages, such as Signal DMs or cryptocurrency,\u201d Halpin wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The first test network of Nym, launched in April 2020, came under the Sybil attack. The current testnet Finney \u2014 by node count it has surpassed Tor (10,295 nodes vs 8,447). Mainnet launch is planned for the end of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Manning is expected to identify weaknesses where confidential information could leak and set parameters for \u201ccover traffic.\u201d The latter is used to guard against statistical disclosure attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThese attacks work in the Tor network as well. Suppose you imagine I am sending a message to a reporter via Tor, using an Off-the-Record Messaging application. If the reporter regularly logs on to the network and uses Tor to communicate with me, and we are both online at the same time, you will eventually pinpoint them,\u201d Halpin told CoinDesk.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bradley Manning had been serving in the U.S. Army since 2007. On May 27, 2010, he was detained for transmitting a large volume of secret WikiLeaks documents. In 2013 he was sentenced to 35 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>While in custody, Manning announced a name change and began gender-transition proceedings. In 2017, U.S. President Barack Obama pardoned her, but in 2019 Chelsea was rearrested for refusing to testify against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2020 Manning was released.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Tor developers fixed a vulnerability, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/tor-vulnerability-new-ransomware-attacks-and-other-cybersecurity-developments\">that allowed tracking of users<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog\u2019s Bitcoin news on our <a href=\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 crypto news, rates and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WikiLeaks informant Chelsea Manning has joined the Nym startup as a security consultant. 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