Onion Routing
Several internet users have employed the use of onion routing in protecting their data against eavesdropping and trafficking. Onion routing offers this security through the use of firewall configuration. The configuration is an onion router placed on the sensitive side of the firewall (Reed et al., 1998). It acts as the interface between the external system and the machines behind the firewall. These connections are restricted against traffic analysis or eavesdropping since the stream of data does not appear in the public network. Besides, users can apply firewall configuration to direct other onion routers to complicate tracking of data within the sensitive site (Reed et al., 1998). Moreover, the onion router at the initially safeguarded site is sensible of both the destination and source of a connection, therefore, securing connection anonymity from external observers.
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the configuration establishes anonymous links between two critical sites, thus enabling
the system to conceal communication from outsiders. Other techniques, such as
the customer-ISP and remote proxy settings, also assist in managing
traffic analysis and eavesdropping in case of loopholes during interaction
(Reed et al., 1998). The resistance technique of the onion routing to both
eavesdropping and traffic analysis follows a biblical perspective on security
and identity. Psalms 61:3 states that “For you has been my safe place, a
powerful tower against the enemy” (Anderson, 2020). According to this verse,
King David is convinced that God is his refuge against his foes and therefore
feels secure in whatever he undertakes. Correspondingly, the firewall configuration
acts as a refuge for its users against computer enemies who would steal their
information or track the flow of their data. Therefore, with onion routing,
clients communicate confidently over a public network.