Title :
Splitting the HTTPS Stream to Attack Secure Web Connections
Author :
Prandini, Marco ; Ramilli, Marco ; Cerroni, Walter ; Callegati, Franco
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Abstract :
Secure transactions over the World Wide Web are required for implementing services of economic value or dealing with sensitive data. The HTTPS protocol lets a browser verify a Web server´s authenticity and establish an encrypted channel for protecting exchanged data.
Keywords :
Internet; cryptography; transport protocols; HTTPS protocol; HTTPS stream; Web server authenticity; World Wide Web; encrypted channel; exchanged data protection; secure Web connections attack; Access control; Authentication; Computer crime; Internet; Web and internet services; Web sites; HTTPS; man-in-the-middle; password stealing; web security;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2010.190
