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A honeypot is usually software, a server or a website designed as a lure for a specific group or individual in order to capture their traffic, personal data, messages, files, logs and other materials that can be used for deanonymization or as evidence of illicit activity. Honeypots also exist...

In this lesson we’ll examine how user identification is performed via DNS servers. What many overlook or ignore is actually a powerful means of identification and deanonymization. We’ll provide real-world examples and review techniques for correctly configuring DNS within a system.

The myth of absolute anonymity in the darknet is stubborn. It's sustained by the marketing of marketplace platforms, fragmentary guides and the confidence that Tor by itself solves all problems. In practice, however, most deanonimizatons happen not because Tor was hacked, but because of systemic...