Title :
An Architecture for Network Layer Privacy
Author :
Bagnulo, Marcelo ; Garcia-Martinez, A. ; Azcorra, Arturo
Author_Institution :
Univ. Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Leganes
Abstract :
We present an architecture for the provision of network layer privacy based on the SHIM6 multihoming protocol. In its basic form, the architecture prevents on-path eavesdroppers from using SHIM6 network layer information to correlate packets that belong to the same communication but use different locators. To achieve this, several extensions to the SHIM6 protocol and to the HBA (Hash Based Addresses) addressing model are defined. On its full-featured mode of operation, hosts can vary dynamically the addresses of the packets of on-going communications. Single-homed hosts can adopt the SHIM6 protocol with the privacy enhancements to benefit from this protection against information collectors.
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet; data privacy; protocols; telecommunication security; HBA addressing model; IPv6; Internet; SHIM6 multihoming protocol; hash based addresses addressing model; information collectors; network layer privacy; on-going communications; on-path eavesdroppers; single-homed hosts; Communications Society; Identity management systems; Information analysis; Internet; Peer to peer computing; Performance analysis; Privacy; Protection; Protocols; Random sequences;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2007. ICC '07. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0353-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2007.253