Secure Unicast Address Resolution Protocol (S-UARP) by extending DHCP

Biju Issac*, Lawan A. Mohammed

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In IPv4 networks, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is used when a source computer wants to find the MAC address corresponding to a particular IP address (of target computer), it wants to contact. The source broadcasts this request and all the hosts in the domain get that request This broadcast helps the target to reply with the necessary details to the source. The IP-MAC mapping would then be stored in the ARP cache of the source, which remains valid for some time. This broadcasting is a decentralized way to get the IP address to MAC address mapping, which brings in consistent overhead to the network traffic. It is well documented that ARP process is also liable to ARP poisoning attacks. In this paper we seek to propose a Secure Unicast Address Resolution Protocol (S-UARP) which takes a centralized approach that reduces the broadcast overhead and makes ARP poisoning attacks difficult.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2005 13th IEEE International Conference on Networks jointly held with the 2005 7th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications, Proceedings
PublisherIEEE
Pages363-368
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)1424400007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Jun 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 13th IEEE International Conference on Networks jointly held with the 2005 7th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 16 Nov 200518 Nov 2005

Conference

Conference2005 13th IEEE International Conference on Networks jointly held with the 2005 7th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period16/11/0518/11/05

Keywords

  • Address resolution protocol
  • IP address
  • MAC address and security

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