name?

Stefan Savage (savage@cs.washington.edu)
Thu, 20 Jan 2000 17:22:05 -0800

Hi folks,
We're working on this IP traceback paper and djw suggested that our
algorithm needs a name... so I'm soliciting suggestions. The two salient
points are that the algorithm can backtrack the path followed by packets
from an attacker and does this will very small bits of data embedded in each
packet by intervening routers.

The current suggestions include (and all of these should be read as The Foo
Algorithm):

Bingo (because the process of putting together the path is like assembling
a puzzle)
Breadcrumb (hansel and grettle dropped small breadcrumbs to find their way
back... )
Ariadne (daughter of King Minos, gave Theseus a thread to find his way out
of the labyrinth after fighting the minotaur)
SingleTrack (minimal trail for mountain bikers... )
Litter (inspired by gretta... she suggested Bit'O Honey actually)

Other suggestions appreciated...

- Stefan