How does web fingerprinting through the Canvas API work and why is it a particularly interesting technique?
Saturday, 05 August 2023
by EITCA Academy
Web fingerprinting through the Canvas API is a technique used to gather information about a user's device and browser configuration by exploiting the HTML5 Canvas element. This technique has gained significant interest in the field of cybersecurity due to its ability to uniquely identify users without relying on traditional methods such as cookies or IP
- Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/WASF Web Applications Security Fundamentals, Web fingerprinting, Fingerprinting and privacy on the web, Examination review
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Browser Profiling, Canvas API, Cybersecurity, Privacy, User Identification, Web Fingerprinting