ThresholdFP: Enhanced Durability in Browser Fingerprinting

Browser fingerprinting is a powerful tool for user identification in financial and other security-critical applications that require strong authentication. However, due to the instability of browser attributes, fingerprints often change rapidly, reducing their lifespan and negatively impacting user convenience. We propose, a novel linking algorithm designed to extend the durability of browser fingerprints without compromising precision. Instead of replacing the fingerprint after even a small change, computes a difference score between fingerprints and tolerates variations as long as they stay within a predefined threshold. To ensure realistic performance evaluation, we collected and utilized two real-world datasets. Comparative results show that the fingerprints generated by are significantly more persistent than those produced by existing methods, while maintaining near-perfect precision. Notably, our approach achieves an improvement in average tracking duration ranging from 24.33% to 106.30% compared to rival schemes in the literature.

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IEEE Access
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3597821
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Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
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ThresholdFP: Enhanced Durability in Browser Fingerprinting

Albert Lévi, Sinan Emre Taşçı, Elif Ecem Şamlioğlu, Muhammed Fatih Gülşen
IEEE Access
Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
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ThresholdFP: Enhanced Durability in Browser Fingerprinting

Albert Lévi, Sinan Emre Taşçı, Elif Ecem Şamlioğlu, Muhammed Fatih Gülşen
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Abstract

Browser fingerprinting is a powerful tool for user identification in financial and other security-critical applications that require strong authentication. However, due to the instability of browser attributes, fingerprints often change rapidly, reducing their lifespan and negatively impacting user convenience. We propose, a novel linking algorithm designed to extend the durability of browser fingerprints without compromising precision. Instead of replacing the fingerprint after even a small change, computes a difference score between fingerprints and tolerates variations as long as they stay within a predefined threshold. To ensure realistic performance evaluation, we collected and utilized two real-world datasets. Comparative results show that the fingerprints generated by are significantly more persistent than those produced by existing methods, while maintaining near-perfect precision. Notably, our approach achieves an improvement in average tracking duration ranging from 24.33% to 106.30% compared to rival schemes in the literature.

IEEE AccessVol. 13
Sabancı Üniversitesi (TR), X-Fab (Germany) (DE), Teknoloji Arastirma ve Gelistirme Endustriyel Urunler Bilisim Teknolojileri San Tic (TR), International Flavors & Fragrances (France) (FR), BTG International (United Kingdom) (GB)
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Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
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ThresholdFP: Enhanced Durability in Browser Fingerprinting — Albert Lévi, Sinan Emre Taşçı, et al. · IEEE Access (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS