A distributed reputation approach to cooperative internet routing protection

Harlan Yu, Jennifer L. Rexford, Edward William Felten

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Abstract

The security of the Internet's interdomain routing system hinges on whether autonomous systems (ASes) can trust the information they receive from each other via the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Frequently, this trust has been misguided, resulting in wide-spread outages and significant concerns about future attacks. Despite the seriousness of these problems, proposals for a more secure version of BGP have been stymied by serious impediments to practical deployment. Instead, we argue that the existing trust relationships between network operators (and the institutions they represent) are a powerful force for improving the security of BGP, without changing the underlying routing protocol. Our approach leverages ideas from online reputation systems to allow ASes to form a peer-to-peer overlay that integrates results from local network-management tools for detecting attacks and configuration errors. The proposed architecture is incrementally deployable, protects against shilling attacks, and deters malicious operator behavior.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2005 First Workshop on Secure Network Protocols, NPSec, held in conjunction with ICNP 2005
Subtitle of host publication13th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols
Pages73-78
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Event2005 First Workshop on Secure Network Protocols, NPSec, held in conjunction with ICNP 2005: 13th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Nov 6 2005Nov 6 2005

Publication series

Name2005 First Workshop on Secure Network Protocols, NPSec, held in conjunction with ICNP 2005: 13th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols
Volume2005

Other

Other2005 First Workshop on Secure Network Protocols, NPSec, held in conjunction with ICNP 2005: 13th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period11/6/0511/6/05

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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