today fingerprinting techniques are increasingly adopted as an alternative and more direct and reliable means of assembling sediment source information. one of the principal assumptions of sediment fingerprinting is that potential catchment sediment sources can be distinguished on the basis of their physical, geochemical and biological properties or fingerprint properties. however, while the so...

Java Archive (JAR) file is a popular way to aggregate Java class files and resources into one package for distributing applications and/or libraries. JAR file format is developed based on the popular ZIP file format, while providing a convenient way to organize Java byte code for distribution in the open source community, JAR added extra layer of encapsulation and made it more difficult to tell...

Content fingerprinting and digital watermarking are techniques that are used for content protection and distribution monitoring. Over the past few years, both techniques have been well studied and their shortcomings understood. Recently, a new content fingerprinting scheme called active content fingerprinting was introduced to overcome these shortcomings. Active content fingerprinting aims to m...

Fingerprinting techniques are receiving widespread attention in the field of information security. In this paper we argue that they may be of specific interest for the field of network forensics. In three case studies, we explore the use of fingerprinting techniques to improve and extend current investigative methods and showcase why fingerprinting allows for more target-oriented investigations...

Web-browsing clients may choose to browse the web by using proxies with encryption to secure their privacy. An attacker watching the outgoing connection of such a client will not be able to know the content or destination of their packets, unless the attacker uses website fingerprinting. Website fingerprinting is the process by which an attacker identifies which server a client is communicating...

Advertisers are increasingly turning to fingerprinting techniques to track users across the web. As web browsing activity shifts to mobile platforms, traditional browser fingerprinting techniques become less effective; however, device fingerprinting using built-in sensors offers a new avenue for attack. We study the feasibility of using motion sensors to perform device fingerprinting at scale, ...