dhcpcanon - DHCP anonymity profile

DHCP client disclosing less identifying information.

Python implmentation of the DHCP Anonymity Profiles RFC 7844 designed for users that wish to remain anonymous to the visited network minimizing disclosure of identifying information.

Technologies

This implementation uses the Python Scapy Automata

What is the Anonymity Profile?

As the [RFC 7844] stats:

Some DHCP options carry unique identifiers. These identifiers can enable device tracking even if the device administrator takes care of randomizing other potential identifications like link-layer addresses or IPv6 addresses. The anonymity profiles are designed for clients that wish to remain anonymous to the visited network. The profiles provide guidelines on the composition of DHCP or DHCPv6 messages, designed to minimize disclosure of identifying information.

What is DHCP?

From Wikipedia:
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a standardized network protocol used on Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The DHCP is controlled by a DHCP server that dynamically distributes network configuration parameters, such as IP addresses, for interfaces and services. A router or a residential gateway can be enabled to act as a DHCP server. A DHCP server enables computers to request IP addresses and networking parameters automatically, reducing the need for a network administrator or a user to configure these settings manually. In the absence of a DHCP server, each computer or other device (eg., a printer) on the network needs to be statically (ie., manually) assigned to an IP address.

Installation

See Install dhcpcanon

Download

See Download dhcpcanon

Bugs and features

If you wish to signal a bug or report a feature request, please fill-in an issue on the dhcpcanon issue tracker.

Current status

Minimal version implemented, still to be improved.

See TODO

License

dhcpcanon is copyright 2016, 2017 by juga <juga at riseup dot net>, and is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.

Acknowledgments

To all the persons that have given suggestions and comments about this implementation, the authors of the RFC 7844, the Prototype Fund Project of the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research for funding partially this project.