Development of a service for masking the addressing of correspondents in cyberspace

Abstract

This qualification (bachelor's) thesis investigates methods of user address masking in cyberspace and develops an address masking service based on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform using the OpenVPN protocol. The main techniques and models of address masking are analyzed, the concept of digital footprint and its characteristics are considered. A practical overview of the main tools necessary for the implementation of the service is carried out: AWS, EC2, and OpenVPN. The stages of configuring an AWS EC2 virtual machine, setting up a secure connection using TLS encryption, and generating the necessary certificates and keys for client authentication are presented.