Denial of Service Attack Techniques: Analysis, Implementation and Comparison

Authors

Khaled M. Elleithy, University of Bridgeport
Drazen Blagovic, Sacred Heart University
Wang K. Cheng, Sacred Heart University
Paul Sideleau, Sacred Heart University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Abstract

A denial of service attack (DOS) is any type of attack on a networking structure to disable a server from servicing its clients. Attacks range from sending millions of requests to a server in an attempt to slow it down, flooding a server with large packets of invalid data, to sending requests with an invalid or spoofed IP address. In this paper we show the implementation and analysis of three main types of attack: Ping of Death, TCP SYN Flood, and Distributed DOS. The Ping of Death attack will be simulated against a Microsoft Windows 95 computer. The TCP SYN Flood attack will be simulated against a Microsoft Windows 2000 IIS FTP Server. Distributed DOS will be demonstrated by simulating a distribution zombie program that will carry the Ping of Death attack. This paper will demonstrate the potential damage from DOS attacks and analyze the ramifications of the damage.

Comments

Published: Elleithy, Khaled M. et al. "Denial of Service Attack Techniques: Analysis, Implementation and Comparison." Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics 3.1 (2005): 66-71.

Recommended Citation

Elleithy, Khaled M. et al. "Denial of Service Attack Techniques: Analysis, Implementation and Comparison." Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics 3.1 (2005): 66-71.