{"product_id":"detecting-man-in-the-middle-attacks-against-transport-lauren-m-wagoner-9781288302505","title":"Detecting Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Against Transport Layer Security Connections with Timing Analysis","description":"The Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol is a vital component to the protection of data as it traverses across networks. From e-commerce websites to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), TLS protects massive amounts of private information, and protecting this data from Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks is imperative to keeping the information secure. This thesis illustrates how an attacker can successfully perform a MitM attack against a TLS connection without alerting the user to his activities. By deceiving the client machine into using a false certificate, an attacker takes away the only active defense mechanism a user has against a MitM. The goal for this research is to determine if a time threshold exists that can indicate the presence of a MitM in this scenario. An analysis of the completion times between TLS handshakes without a MitM, with a passive MitM, and with an active MitM is used to determine if this threshold is calculable. Any conclusive findings supporting the existence of a timing baseline can be considered the first steps toward finding the value of the threshold and creating a second layer defense to actively protect against a MitM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren M. Wagoner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1288302509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781288302505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.27d","brand":"Lauren M. Wagoner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43924713931007,"sku":"9781288302505","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6c2cd18d-d88f-409a-b689-71e7d4680703.jpg?v=1681073035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/detecting-man-in-the-middle-attacks-against-transport-lauren-m-wagoner-9781288302505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}