Active router approach to defeating denial-of-service attacks in networks
El-Moussa, FA, Linge, N and Hope, MD 2007, 'Active router approach to defeating denial-of-service attacks in networks' , IET Communications, 1 (1) , pp. 55-63.
Denial-of-service attacks represent a major threat to modern organisations who are increasingly dependent on the integrity of their computer networks. A new approach to combating such threats introduces active routers into the network architecture. These active routers offer the combined benefits of intrusion detection, firewall functionality and data encryption and work collaboratively to provide a distributed defence mechanism. The paper provides a detailed description of the design and operation of the algorithms used by the active routers and demonstrates how this approach is able to defeat a SYN and SMURF attack. Other approaches to network design, such as the introduction of a firewall and intrusion detection systems, can be used to protect networks, however, weaknesses remain. It is proposed that the adoption of an active router approach to protecting networks overcomes many of these weaknesses and therefore offers enhanced protection.
|Themes:||Subjects / Themes > T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering > TK5101 Telecommunication (Inc. www, lidar, radio, radar, phone, TV)|
Subjects / Themes > Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA075 Electronic computers. Computer science
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|Schools:||Colleges and Schools > College of Science & Technology|
Colleges and Schools > College of Science & Technology > School of Computing, Science and Engineering
Colleges and Schools > College of Science & Technology > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Computer Networking & Telecommunications Research Centre
|Journal or Publication Title:||IET Communications|
|Publisher:||Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)|
|Depositing User:||H Kenna|
|Date Deposited:||25 Sep 2007 13:48|
|Last Modified:||20 Aug 2013 16:51|
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