Anonymous messaging proxy

摘要

An example embodiment includes a method of employing an anonymous message (AM) proxy to facilitate anonymous communication between parties. The method includes creating a channel associated with a first actual address of a first party. The method also includes assigning a channel address to the channel. The method further includes receiving a channel access request at the channel address from a second actual address of a second party. The method also includes assigning a first proxy address to the first actual address and a second proxy address to the second actual address. The method further includes mapping a first address pair to a second address pair for the channel. The first address pair includes the first proxy address and the first actual address. The second address pair includes the second proxy address and the second actual address. The method also includes sending the second proxy address to the second actual address.

主权项

1. A method of anonymous communication between parties, the method comprising:
receiving, by an anonymous message (AM) proxy server, a channel establishment request from a first party; creating, by the AM proxy server, the requested channel, the requested channel being associated with a first actual address that is associated with the first party and having a channel address that is included in a plurality of addresses on the AM proxy server; communicating, by the AM proxy server, the channel address to the first actual address such that the first party has access to the channel address; following a publication of the channel address by the first party, receiving, by the AM proxy server, a channel access request at the channel address from a second actual address that is associated with a second party; in response to the channel access request, assigning, by the AM proxy server, a first proxy address to the first actual address and a second proxy address to the second actual address, the first proxy address and the second proxy address being included in the plurality of addresses on the AM proxy server; mapping, by the AM proxy server, a first address pair to a second address pair for the channel, the first address pair including the first proxy address and the first actual address, the second address pair including the second proxy address and the second actual address, the mapping configured such that a message received from the first actual address at the first proxy address is forwarded by the AM proxy server to the second actual address from the second proxy address and a message received from the second actual address at the second proxy address is forwarded by the AM proxy server to the first actual address from the first proxy address; sending, by the AM proxy server, the second proxy address to the second actual address and the first proxy address to the first actual address; and in response to the AM proxy server receiving a message at the second proxy address from the second actual address, forwarding, by the AM proxy server, the message to the first actual address from the first proxy address.