RAD: Reflector Attack Defense Using Message Authentication Codes

Reflector attacks are a variant of denial-of-service attacks that use unwitting, legitimate servers to flood a target. The attacker spoofs the target's address in legitimate service requests, such as TCP SYN packets. The servers, called "reflectors," reply to these requests, flooding the target. RAD is a novel defense against reflector attacks. It has two variants

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: ACSAC
• Authors: Erik Kline, Matt Beaumont-Gay, Jelena Mirkovic, Peter L. Reiher
• Keywords: ACSAC 2009, Local RAD, Message Authentication Code, Reflector Attacks, Security Privacy