A new method for identifying denial-of-service attacks uses the attacker's media access control address for identification and traceback. The technique pinpoints the boundary router the attacker is connected to, allows identification after the attack, and imposes minimal extra load on the network.
Index Terms:
network security, Denial-of-service attacks, Internet Protocol traceback
Citation:
Vaarun Vijairaghavan, Darshak Shah, Pallavi Galgali, Amit Shah, Nikhil Shah, Venkatesh Srinivasan, Lokesh Bhatia, "Marking Technique to Isolate Boundary Router and Attacker," Computer, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 54-58, Feb. 2007, doi:10.1109/MC.2007.66