Title :
Vulnerabilities of reliable multicast protocols
Author :
Parks, Thomas M. ; Kassay, David A. ; Weinstein, Clifford J.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We examine vulnerabilities of several reliable multicast protocols. The various mechanisms employed by these protocols to provide reliability can present vulnerabilities. We show how some of these vulnerabilities can be exploited in denial-of-service attacks, and discuss potential mechanisms for withstanding such attacks
Keywords :
message authentication; multicast communication; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication security; transport protocols; TCP; authentication protocols; denial-of-service attacks; group communications; reliability; reliable multicast protocols; risk management; secure multicast protocols; vulnerabilities; Authentication; Computer crime; Cryptographic protocols; Cryptography; Laboratories; Multicast protocols; Protection; Public key; Telecommunication network reliability; Unicast;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1998. MILCOM 98. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4506-1
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1998.726977
