Name-signature lookup system: A security enhancement to named data networking

Zhicheng Song, Pushpendu Kar

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Abstract

Named Data Networking (NDN) is a content-centric networking, where the publisher of the packet signs and encapsulates the data packet with a name-content-signature encryption to verify the authenticity and integrity of itself. This scheme can solve many of the security issues inherently compared to IP networking. NDN also support mobility since it hides the point-to-point connection details. However, an extreme attack takes place when an NDN consumer newly connects to a network. A Man-in-the-middle (MITM) malicious node can block the consumer and keep intercepting the interest packets sent out so as to fake the corresponding data packets signed with its own private key. Without knowledge and trust to the network, the NDN consumer can by no means perceive the attack and thus exposed to severe security and privacy hazard. In this paper, the N ame-Signature Lookup System (NSLS) and corresponding Name-Signature Lookup Protocol (NSLP) is introduced to verify packets with their registered genuine publisher even in an untrusted network with the help of embedded keys inside Network Interface Controller (NIC), by which attacks like MITM is eliminated. A theoretical analysis of comparing NSLS with existing security model is provided. Digest algorithm SHA-256 and signature algorithm RSA are used in the NSLP model without specific preference.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2020 IEEE 19th International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications, TrustCom 2020
EditorsGuojun Wang, Ryan Ko, Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, Yi Pan
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1444-1448
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781665403924
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020
Event19th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications, TrustCom 2020 - Guangzhou, China
Duration: 29 Dec 20201 Jan 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2020 IEEE 19th International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications, TrustCom 2020

Conference

Conference19th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications, TrustCom 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuangzhou
Period29/12/201/01/21

Keywords

  • Man-in-the-middle attack
  • Named Data Networking
  • Network Interface Controller

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Software
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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