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Project Maelstrom: Forensic Analysis of the BitTorrent-Powered Browser
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Date Issued
2015-09
Date Available
2015-12-22T16:21:35Z
Abstract
In April 2015, BitTorrent Inc. released their distributed peer-to-peer powered browser, Project Maelstrom, into public beta. The browser facilitates a new alternative website distribution paradigm to the traditional HTTP-based, client-server model. This decentralised web is powered by each of the visitors accessing each Maelstrom hosted website. Each user shares their copy of the websites source code and multimedia content with new visitors. As a result, a Maelstrom hosted website cannot be taken offline by law enforcement or any other parties. Due to this open distribution model, a number of interesting censorship, security and privacy considerations are raised. This paper explores the application, its protocol, sharing Maelstrom content and its new visitor powered 'web-hosting' paradigm.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law
Journal
Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law
Volume
10
Issue
4
Start Page
115
End Page
124
Copyright (Published Version)
2015 ADFSL
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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