On Effectiveness of Hopping-Based Spread Spectrum Techniques for Network Forensic Traceback

DOI

10.2991/ijndc.2013.1.3.3How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Traceback, Secrecy, Accuracy, Hopping, DSSS, Cyber Situation Awareness

Abstract

Network-based crime has been increasing in both extent and severity and network-based forensics encapsulates an essential part of legal surveillance. A key network forensics tool is traceback that can be used to identify true sources of suspects. Both accuracy and secrecy are essential attributes of a successful forensic traceback. In this paper, we study a class of hopping-based spread spectrum techniques for forensic traceback, which fully utilize the benefits of the spread spectrum approach and preserves a greater degree of secrecy. Our investigated techniques, including Code Hopping-Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (CHDSSS), Frequency Hopping-Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (FH-DSSS), and Time Hopping-Spread Spectrum (TH-DSSS), operate to randomize the effects of marking traffic in both time and frequency domains. Our theoretical analysis, simulations, and real-world experiments validate these DSSS techniques in terms of accuracy and secrecy to benefit network forensics and deter cyber crimes.

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© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Wei Yu
AU  - Xinwen Fu
AU  - Erik Blasch
AU  - Khanh Pham
AU  - Dan Shen
AU  - Genshe Chen
AU  - Chao Lu
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2013/08/01
TI  - On Effectiveness of Hopping-Based Spread Spectrum Techniques for Network Forensic Traceback
JO  - International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing
SP  - 144
EP  - 158
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
SN  - 2211-7946
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ijndc.2013.1.3.3
DO  - 10.2991/ijndc.2013.1.3.3
ID  - Yu2013
ER  -