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limmer2011efficient

Tobias Limmer, "Efficient Network Monitoring for Attack Detection," PhD Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Friedrich–Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), June 2011. (Advisor: Falko Dressler; Referees: Falko Dressler and Felix C. Freiling)

Abstract

Techniques for network-based intrusion detection have been evolving for years, and the focus of most research is on detection algorithms, although networks are distributed and dynamically managed nowadays. A data processing framework is required that allows to embed multiple detection techniques and to provide data with the needed aggregation levels. Within that framework, this work concentrates on methods that improve the interoperability of intrusion detection techniques and focuses on data pre-processing stages that perform data evaluation and intelligent data filtering. After presenting a survey of the chain of processes needed for network-based intrusion detection, I discuss the evaluation of TCP connection states based on aggregated flow data. I develop classifiers that interpret flow data in regard of failed and successful connections. These classifiers are especially relevant for anomaly-based intrusion detection techniques like port scan or malware detection, and enable many of these techniques to operate on flow-level data instead of packet-level data. The second part focuses on the filtering of payload data for Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) that use signatures for detection. I perform a detailed analysis of the IDS Snort that locates specific patterns within connections. This analysis led to the first approach, Front Payload Aggregation (FPA), which captures data that is transferred at the beginning of connections. Unfortunately, interleaved communication patterns cannot be captured well using this aggregation technique. Therefore, I propose Dialog-based Payload Aggregation (DPA) in the next part, which divides bidirectional communication into dialog segments. For each direction change in the communication, a certain amount of transferred data is kept, and the rest is dropped. This way, bulk data is dropped using a very lightweight method that only relies on network and transport header information. The filter achieved very good results in combination with the IDS Snort, as 89% of the original events could be retained, whereas only 4% of the original amount of data was analyzed by the IDS.

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@phdthesis{limmer2011efficient,
    author = {Limmer, Tobias},
    title = {{Efficient Network Monitoring for Attack Detection}},
    advisor = {Dressler, Falko},
    institution = {Department of Computer Science},
    location = {Erlangen, Germany},
    month = {6},
    referee = {Dressler, Falko and Freiling, Felix C.},
    school = {Friedrich--Alexander University of Erlangen--Nuremberg (FAU)},
    type = {PhD Thesis},
    year = {2011},
   }
   
   

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