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July 27, 2014
FOIA for Documents Regarding Tor t!e onion router"
Ro#in $atterson
FOIA %ontact, %!ief of &a'al O(erations D&)*+,"
2000 &a'y $entagon
-as!ington, D% 20+.0*2000
Tele(!one 202" ,/.*0412
Fa0 202" ,/.*,./0
Dear Ro#in $atterson,
T!is is a re1uest under t!e Freedom of Information Act FOIA"2 $ursuant to t!e Freedom of
Information Act, I re1uest co(ies of all records res(onsi'e to t!is Freedom of Information Act re1uest,
regardless of format, medium, or (!ysical c!aracteristics, and including electronic records and
information2 3nder t!e Freedom of Information Act legislation, t!e De(artment of t!e &a'y !as 20
4or5ing days to res(ond to t!is re1uest2 If t!e De(artment of t!e &a'y fails to (ro(erly res(ond to t!is
re1uest in 20 4or5ing days, it faces (ossi#le a((eals and litigation2
)(ecifically, I am requesting records relating to Tor (the onion router)2 T!e De(artment of t!e
&a'y registered t!e (atent for secure data transmission t!roug! onion routing 3) $atent ,,2,,,704", a
5ey com(onent of Tor2 T!e De(artment of t!e &a'y !as financed researc! a#out Tor2 One researc!er at
t!e &a'al Researc! 6a#oratory, $aul )y'erson, is currently listed as a 7core (erson8 on Tor $ro9ect:s
4e#site2 Roger Dingledine and &ic5 ;at!e4son, no4 em(loyees of Tor $ro9ect, 4ere at one time
(ri'ate contractors 4or5ing at t!e &a'al Researc! 6a#oratory on researc! a#out Tor2 <enerally,
records regarding and related to Tor can be found between January 1, 1996 and July 2, 2!1"#
T!is is not an e0!austi'e nor com(lete list2 T!is list is meant to assist you in finding documents a#out
Tor t!e onion router"2
1 $ecords regarding the initial declassification of the Tor (the onion router) %rogram
2 $ecords regarding the &e%artment of 'a(y registering )* +atent 6,266,!" ,Onion
Routing &et4or5 For )ecurely ;o'ing Data T!roug! %ommunication &et4or5s,8 %ase &o2
7/,41. including=
221 Draft co(ies of t!e (atent a((lication 3) $atent A((lication )erial &o2 0>?0/,,.41
222 Records regarding t!e declassification of t!e (atent a((lication
22+ Documents a#out t!e failure to (ay fees for t!e (atent in 201+ and e0(iration of t!e
(atent
- .ontracts between the )* 'a(y (including the /ffice of 'a(al $esearch, the 'a(al
$esearch 0ab, and subcontracts) and1
+21 ;oria Researc! alternati'e s(ellings are 7;oria Researc! 6a#s8, 7;oria Researc!8"
+22 Tor )olutions <rou(
+2+ Tor )olutions %or(oration
+24 Tor $ro9ect
+2. Roger Dingledine
+2, &ic5 ;at!e4son
" 'on2disclosure agreements signed by1
421 Roger Dingledine
422 &ic5 ;at!e4son
. 3mails regarding and related to Tor (the onion router) * @elo4 is a list of (eo(le 4it! t!eir
emails t!at s!ould #e searc!ed for t!e 5ey4ords= 7Tor8, 7t!e onion router8, 7onion routing8,
7Tor node8, 7Tor relay8, 7e0it node8, 7directory ser'er8, 7tor(ro9ect2org82
.21 Ro# Jansen ro#2g29ansenAnrl2na'y2mil
.22 Aaron Jo!nson aaron2m29o!nsonAnrl2na'y2mil
.2+ $aul )y'erson sy'ersonAitd2nrl2na'y2mil (aul2sy'ersonAnrl2na'y2mil
.24 ;ic!ael <2 Reed reedAitd2nrl2na'y2mil
.2. Da'id ;2 <oldsc!lag goldsc!lagAitd2nrl2na'y2mil
.2, 3mails to and from nrl#na(y#mil email ser(er in addition to t!e su#domain
itd2nrl2na'y2mil" for t!e follo4ing email addresses=
.2,21 Roger Dingledine armaAfree!a'en2net armaAmit2edu
armaAtor(ro9ect2org
.2,22 Joan Feigen#aum Joan2Feigen#aumAyale2edu
.2,2+ Aaron Jo!nson aaron29o!nsonAyale2edu
.2,24 6asse B'erlier lasse2o'erlierAffi2no lasse2o'erlierA!ig2no
.2,2. &ic!olas Co((er !o((erAcs2umn2edu
.2,2, De'in @auer 54#auerAcs2u4aterloo2ca
, &ocuments regarding the declassification of the following 'a(al $esearch 0ab '$0
+ublication $elease 'umbers including initial classification, re1uest for declassification, final
classification, and (rocessing notes for=
,21 00*122121*12// ETo4ards an Analysis of Onion Routing )ecurityE, %onference $a(er,
2000
,22 01*122121*24./ ERelia#le ;IF %ascade &et4or5s t!roug! Re(utationE, %onference
$a(er, 2002
,2+ 02*122121*0440 ERe(utation in $ri'acy Gn!ancing Tec!nologiesE, %onference $a(er,
2002
,24 0+*122121*0/,7 ET!e $arado0ical Halue of $ri'acyE, %onference $a(er, 200+
,2. 04*122121*0+4. E)ync!ronous @atc!ing= From %ascades to Free RoutesE, %onference
$a(er 2004
,2, 0+*122121*2,02 ETor= T!e )econd*<eneration Onion RouterE, %onference $a(er, 2004
,27 04*122121*112/ E-!at $rice $ri'acyI and 4!y identity t!eft is a#out neit!er identity
nor t!eft", @oo5 %!a(ter, 2004
,2/ 0.*122,*424. E6ocating Cidden )er'ersE %onference $a(er 200,
,2> 0,*122,*+4./ EA ;odel of Onion Routing 4it! $ro'a#le AnonymityE, %onference
$a(er 2007
,21007*122,*24+> EDe(loying 6o4*6atency Anonymity= Design %!allenges and )ocial
FactorsE Journal Article 2007
,21107*122,*0>04 EIm(ro'ing Gfficiency and )im(licity of Tor circuit esta#lis!ment and
!idden ser'icesE %onference $roceedings 2007
,2120,*122,*+4./ EA ;odel of Onion Routing 4it! $ro'a#le AnonymityE %onference $a(er
2007
,21+07*122,*2212 ERG T!eory ;eets )oft4are $ractice= 6essons from t!e )oft4are
De'elo(ment Trenc!esE %onference $roceedings 2007
,2140>*122,*0/.2 E;ore Anonymous Onion Routing T!roug! TrustE %onference $a(er
200>
,21.0/*122,*+>.+ E$re'enting Acti'e Timing Attac5s in 6o4*6atency Anonymous
%ommunication G0tended A#stract"E %onference $a(er
,21,11*122,*+412 ETrut!*#ased Anonymous %ommunication= Ad'ersary ;odels and
Routing Algorit!msE %onference $a(er
,21712*12+1*204> ET!rottling Tor @and4idt! $arasitesE %onference $a(er 2012
,21/12*12+1*++0+ E)trong, )cala#le Anonymity in DissentE %onference $a(er
,21>11*122,*+41+ E)!ado4= Running Tor in a @o0 for Accurate and Gfficient
G0(erimentationE %onference $a(er 2012
,22012*12+1*1077 E)cala#le Anonymous <rou( %ommunication in t!e Anytrust ;odelE
%onference $a(er 2012
,22112*12+1*1/,> E$ro#a#ilistic Analysis of Onion Routing in a @lac5*#o0 ;odelE Journal
Article 2012
,22212*12+1*24>, E;et!odically ;odeling t!e Tor &et4or5E %onference $a(er
,22+1+*12+1*2077 E3sers <et Routed= Traffic %orrelation on Tor #y Realistic Ad'ersariesE
%onference $roceedings 201+
,2241+*12+1*0/+. E)ecurity Analysis of Accounta#le Anonymous <rou( %ommunication in
DissentE Re(ort 201+
,22.12*12+1*427, E6IRA= 6ig!t4eig!t Incenti'iJed Routing for AnonymityE %onference
$a(er
,22,1+*12+1*+74+ ET!e )ni(er Attac5= Anonymously DeanonymiJing and Disa#ling t!e Tor
&et4or5E %onference $a(er 2014
,22714*12+1*14/+ ERe(resenting &et4or5 Trust and 3sing it to Im(ro'e Anonymous
%ommunicationE %onference $roceedings
,22/14*12+1*20>4 E&e'er @een DI)T= TorKs %ongestion ;anagement @lossoms 4it!
Dernel*Informed )oc5et Trans(ortE %onference $a(er 2014
,22>14*12+1*14/2 EFrom Onions to )!allots= Re4arding Tor Relays 4it! TGAR)E
%onference $a(er 2014
,2+014*12+1*20>4 E&e'er @een DI)T= TorKs %ongestion ;anagement @lossoms 4it!
Dernel*Informed )oc5et Trans(ortE %onference $a(er 2014
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ne4s media affiliated 4it! $olity &e4s, and t!is re1uest is made as (art of ne4s gat!ering and not for a
commercial use2 $olity &e4s is researc!ing and 4riting an on*going series of articles regarding t!e
financing of internet freedom (ro9ects2 T!is Freedom of Information Act re1uest 4ill significantly
contri#ute to t!e (u#lic:s understanding of t!e 3) go'ernment:s (olicies to4ards internet freedom
(ro9ects2 T!is Freedom of Information Act re1uest 4ill #e (u#licly (osted online and a'aila#le to t!e
general (u#lic2
As editor of $olity &e4s, I fall into t!e category 7Re(resentati'e of t!e ;edia8 and I re1uest a full fee
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$O @o0 1071
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