Anonymity Report

Pseudonymity: This is the practice of using a false name as a form of identity online or on cyberspace.
IP spoofing: A hacking technique employed to gain illegal access to systems or machines, and involves an attacker impersonating another machine through manipulation of Internet Protocol packets. Hackers use this method to perform illegal and malicious activities.
Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) servers: This is a network protocol used for sending emails over the Internet. Therefore, any email client, for example Outlook, uses this protocol to send a message to the mail server, which then uses SMTP to transfer that email to the correct receiving server. In a nutshell, SMTP constitutes commands that authenticate and direct transfer of electronic mail.
Web filters: These are types of software designed to restrict the types of websites that a user can have access to using their computer. Web filters normally use either a blacklist which consists of access restrictions to undesirable sites based on the filter’s installed standards, or a whitelist, which gives access to only chosen sites.
Types of encryption
Symmetric encryption: Involves the use of one secret key for both encryption and decryption. Therefore, encrypted data can only be shared by giving the recipient the encryption key.
Asymmetric Encryption: Employs the use of two keys (private and public), whereby any data encrypted using the public key can be decrypted using the private key. This encryption method is useful in communication in the form of Secure Sockets Layers.
Remailers: Internet sites used to send e-mails for forwarding to desired destination while concealing the sender’s own email address. The email sent using a remailer is known as an anonymous email.