A Survey of Browser Fingerprint Research and Application

Abstract

With the development of modern browsing, the convenience brought by rich browser features has also produced a large number of features, which are called browser fingerprints. This article surveys the latest research results on browser fingerprinting, hoping to provide a convenient navigation for newcomers to research or apply this technology in the future. This paper first briefly introduces the browser fingerprinting technology itself, then classifies the related research on browsers, and analyzes the development of different research directions of browser fingerprinting in detail. And through the analysis of the existing results, the problems faced by different research directions are pointed out. After that, this paper introduces the application of browser fingerprint technology in detail and discusses the application achievements and technical challenges of this technology. Next, this paper introduces the theoretical tools related to the research of browser fingerprinting technology and introduces the application of different theoretical tools and practical significance. Finally, the research achievements of browser fingerprint recognition are summarized, and the future development trend is pointed out.

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