David G. Andersen, Hari Balakrishnan, Nick Feamster, Teemu Koponen, Daekyeong Moon, Scott Shenker
6th ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networking (Hotnets), Atlanta, GA, November 2007
Today's IP network layer provides little to no protection against
misconfiguration or malice. Despite some progress in improving the
robustness and security of the IP layer, misconfigurations and attacks
still occur frequently. We show how a network layer that provides
accountability, i.e, the ability to associate each action with
the responsible entity, provides a firm foundation for defenses
against misconfiguration and malice. We present the design of a
network layer that incorporates accountability called {f AIP}
(Accountable Internet Protocol) and show how its features---notably,
its use of self-certifying addresses---can improve both source
accountability (the ability to trace actions to a particular end host
and stop that host from misbehaving)
and control-plane accountability (the ability to pinpoint and prevent
attacks on routing).
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Bibtex Entry:
@inproceedings{andersen2007holding,
author = "David G. Andersen and Hari Balakrishnan and Nick Feamster and Teemu Koponen and Daekyeong Moon and Scott Shenker",
title = "{Holding the Internet Accountable}",
booktitle = {6th ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networking (Hotnets)},
year = {2007},
month = {November},
address = {Atlanta, GA}
}