EC2035 Cryptography and Network Security - Lecture Notes for Unit 3 - Edition 2014

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sem:07
dept:ece
subject code:EC2035
subject:cryptography and network security
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AUTHENTICATION REQUIREMENTS 

• Kind of attacks (threats) in the context of communications across a network 
1. Disclosure 
2. Traffic analysis 
3. Masquerade 
4. Content modification 
5. Sequence modification 
6. Timing modification 
7. Repudiation

1. Disclosure: Release of message contents to any person or process not possessing the appropriate cryptographic key. 
2. Traffic analysis
• Discovery of the pattern of traffic between parties. 
• In a connection-oriented application, the frequency and duration of connections could be determined. 
• In either a connection-oriented or connectionless environment, the number and length of messages between parties could be determined. 

3. Masquerade
• Insertion of messages into the network from a fraudulent source. 
• Includes the creation of messages by an opponent that are purported to come from an authorized entity. 
• Also included are fraudulent acknowledgments of messages receipt or non receipt by someone other than the message recipient. 
4. Content modification
• Changes to the contents of a message, including insertion, deletion, transportation and modification. 
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