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SECURITY ISSUES IN NETWORKS WITH INTERNET ACCESS
PRESENTED BY
Sri Vallabh
Aida Janciragic
Sashidhar Reddy
Topics of Discussion
• Principles for secure networking
• Internet Vulnerabilities
• Security building blocks
Internet Security
• Why do we need to study security in the internet? Here are some reasons …– Computer networks have lots of vulnerabilities and
threats
– A hacker can log into my machine remotely and destroy the information
– A malicious program can wipe out data on hundreds of computers causing huge losses
Principles for Secure Networking
• Questions to consider– What are we trying to protect?– What operations are authorized?– What is security parameter?
Principles continued…
• Know the configuration of the network hardware and software
• Know the vulnerabilities of the configuration• Know the threats and consider it in relation to the
vulnerabilities to asses the risk• Authenticate and authorize the accessto network
resources
Principles Continued..
• Maintain audit logs
• Have a plan to detect and respond to security incidents
• Ensure individual accountability
The Networks of TwoHands Corporation
• TwoHands corporation develops, produces, and markets specialized gloves used in waste disposal and other safety related applications
• The corporation has a Headquarters,a Research Lab,several factories and warehouses in different parts of the country
Continued…
• Let us discuss the five stages of development in TwoHands Networks and consider in each stage the problems associated with the network and the possible remedies
Stage1:Private Networks Only
Security Problems
1. Any user can access network traffic
2. Diskette drives on the client workstations
3. PCs with modem connections
4. Insufficient training to authorized users
Continued…
Possible Countermeasures1. Introduction of an authentication system for each user2. Installation of virus detection software and configuration monitors3. Installation of temper resistant hardware4. Security awareness training for authorized users
Stage 2:Private Networks plus Read-only Web Server
Security Problems
1. All the problems in stage 1
2. Denial of service attack
3. Unauthorized change to data on web server
4. Web address spoofing
Continued…
Possible Countermeasures
1. Use a reliable web server package
2. Keep abreast of the advisories provided by CERT(Computer Emergency
Response Team), FIRST(Forum of Incident Response Teams)
3. Proper maintenance of web server
Stage 3:Private Nets Plus Forms-Based WWW Server
Security Problems
1. Compromise of order information
2. Spoofing of order information
3. Loss of control over the web site
4. Customer information stored on ISP host.
Continued…
Possible Countermeasures
1. Using a secure web server like HTTP
2. Double checking the CGI scripts
3. Customer authentication
Stage 4:Internet Service through Firewall with Forms-Based WWW Server
Security Problems
1. Attacks on internal systems via misconfigured firewalls
2. Importing of malicious software or exporting of sensitive information via properly configured firewall
3. Compromise of identity of correspondents
4. Back doors into internal networks
Continued…
Possible Countermeasures
1. Proper firewall configuration
2. Vigilant management of firewall and the website
3. Provide proper awareness of security to the internal users
Stage 5:Virtual Private Networks
Security Problems1. Contamination of internal database via
actions of cooperating companies2. Service delays/denial for intranet traffic due to Internet/ISP problems3. Compromise or delay of intranet traffic due to crypto mismanagement4. Compromise of internal traffic patterns
Continued…
Possible Countermeasures
1. Using proper encryption methodology
2. Avoid same company as ISP all the sites
Network Security Policy and Services
• For any level of network security to be established and maintained we need to understand:
• what assets we need to protect • against what threats • to what degree
• identify the elements of security policies appropriate for networks• construct a security policy to meet the needs of network• decide on means for enforcing the policy
Network security services
• confidentiality (protection against eavesdropping) • integrity (protection against data modification)
• authentication (assurance that the source of the data is accurately identified to the recipient)
• non-repudiation (inability of the sender to disavow data the recipient receives)
Vulnerabilities
• Network
• Sniffing• War Dialing
• Protocol
• Data-link-layer security• Network-layer security• Transport-layer security• IP origin forgery
Above the application layer
• System access control and authorization data structures• Malicious Software• Hidden Application Features
Types of Encryption Algorithms
Symmetric DES ( Digital Encryption Standard)
Asymmetric ( Public Key Cryptography)
RSA (Rivest Shamir Adleman)
DES
RSA
Authentication
Cryptographic Hash Functions
MAC (Message Authentication Code)
Digital Signatures
Security in TCP/IP Protocol Stack
Application Layer Encryption
Session Encryption
IP Layer Encryption
Relative Location of Security in TCP/IP Protocol Stack
SSL Protocol Operation
IP Security Scenario
The Kerberos Architecture
Kerberos
Client
TicketGrantingService
Server
(1) request/receive TGS ticket (2) request/receive server ticket
(3) request service
Intrusion Detection
Network Based Network Security Monitor, Network
IDS, Net Ranger, Tripwire etc…
Host Based Probes of host ports, password guessing
etc…
Taxonomy of Malicious Programs
Security Management Tools
SATAN (Security Analysis Tool for Auditing Networks)
ISS (Internet Security Scanner)
Tiger Crack Snoop
Firewall
• Firewall : a method used to prevent unauthorized access to a private network
InternetInternet
Trust
Types of Firewalls
SOCKS
Target ofcommunicationsends informationback through SOCKSdaemon, which routes itto the user desktop.
ProtectedNetwork
InternetInternet
Firewall
SOCKS daemonon firewall parsesrequest, checks access controlrules, and makesconnection (proxy);copy data back in throughfirewall.
Socksifieduser app asksSOCKS daemon forcircuit