IP TRACEBACK Scenarios

Abstract

Internet Protocol IP trace back is the enabling technology to control Internet crime In this paper we present novel and practical IP traceback systems which provide a defense system with the ability to find out the real sources of attacking packets that traverse through the network IP traceback is to find the origin of an IP packet on the Internet without relying on the source IP address field Due to the trusting nature of the IP protocol the source IP address of a packet is not authenticated As a result the source address in an IP packet can be falsified IP address spoofing Spoof IP packets can be used for different attacks The problem of finding the source of a packet is called the IP traceback problem IP Traceback is a critical ability for identifying sources of attacks and instituting protection measures for the Internet Most existing approaches to this problem have been tailored toward DDoS attack detection