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diff --git a/doc/handbook/chapters/user.texi b/doc/handbook/chapters/user.texi index 37c5849ab..55518bc34 100644 --- a/doc/handbook/chapters/user.texi +++ b/doc/handbook/chapters/user.texi | |||
@@ -1054,8 +1054,17 @@ anonymity level of "1" means that anonymous routing is desired, but no | |||
1054 | particular amount of cover traffic is necessary. A powerful adversary | 1054 | particular amount of cover traffic is necessary. A powerful adversary |
1055 | might thus still be able to deduce the origin of the traffic using | 1055 | might thus still be able to deduce the origin of the traffic using |
1056 | traffic analysis. Specifying higher anonymity levels increases the | 1056 | traffic analysis. Specifying higher anonymity levels increases the |
1057 | amount of cover traffic required. While this offers better privacy, | 1057 | amount of cover traffic required. |
1058 | it can also significantly hurt performance. | 1058 | |
1059 | The specific numeric value (for anonymity levels above 1) is simple: | ||
1060 | Given an anonymity level L (above 1), each request FS makes on your | ||
1061 | behalf must be hidden in L-1 equivalent requests of cover traffic | ||
1062 | (traffic your peer routes for others) in the same time-period. The | ||
1063 | time-period is twice the average delay by which GNUnet artificially | ||
1064 | delays traffic. | ||
1065 | |||
1066 | While higher anonymity levels may offer better privacy, they can also | ||
1067 | significantly hurt performance. | ||
1059 | 1068 | ||
1060 | @node Content Priority | 1069 | @node Content Priority |
1061 | @subsubsection Content Priority | 1070 | @subsubsection Content Priority |
@@ -2324,6 +2333,3 @@ service offered by that peer, you can create an IP tunnel to | |||
2324 | that peer by specifying the peer's identity, service name and | 2333 | that peer by specifying the peer's identity, service name and |
2325 | protocol (--tcp or --udp) and you will again receive an IP address | 2334 | protocol (--tcp or --udp) and you will again receive an IP address |
2326 | that will terminate at the respective peer's service. | 2335 | that will terminate at the respective peer's service. |
2327 | |||
2328 | |||
2329 | |||