Which technique helps an attacker increase anonymity by routing traffic through multiple proxies?

Which technique helps an attacker increase anonymity by routing traffic through multiple proxies?

• A. Proxy Server
• B. Proxy Chaining
• C. Shadowsocks
• D. Proxy Switcher

Answer: (B)

Routing traffic through multiple proxies creates layers of indirection that conceal the origin. This approach, called proxy chaining or multi-hop proxying, sends data from one proxy to another in a sequence so no single hop sees both the source and the final destination. Each proxy only knows the immediately previous and next hop, making it harder to correlate the user’s IP with the destination. The benefit is greater anonymity, but it comes with higher latency and the risk that any proxy in the chain could log or compromise the data. In contrast, a single proxy offers less protection, the other options describe tools or single-hop proxies rather than a chained path for anonymity.

Routing traffic through multiple proxies creates layers of indirection that conceal the origin. This approach, called proxy chaining or multi-hop proxying, sends data from one proxy to another in a sequence so no single hop sees both the source and the final destination. Each proxy only knows the immediately previous and next hop, making it harder to correlate the user’s IP with the destination. The benefit is greater anonymity, but it comes with higher latency and the risk that any proxy in the chain could log or compromise the data. In contrast, a single proxy offers less protection, the other options describe tools or single-hop proxies rather than a chained path for anonymity.