{"product_id":"detecting-man-in-the-middle-attacks-against-transport-layer-security-connections-with-timing-analysis-9781288302505","title":"Detecting Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Against Transport Layer Security Connections with Timing Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lauren M. Wagoner\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol is a vital component to the protection of data as it traverses across networks. From e-commerce websites to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), TLS protects massive amounts of private information, and protecting this data from Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks is imperative to keeping the information secure. This thesis illustrates how an attacker can successfully perform a MitM attack against a TLS connection without alerting the user to his activities. By deceiving the client machine into using a false certificate, an attacker takes away the only active defense mechanism a user has against a MitM. The goal for this research is to determine if a time threshold exists that can indicate the presence of a MitM in this scenario. An analysis of the completion times between TLS handshakes without a MitM, with a passive MitM, and with an active MitM is used to determine if this threshold is calculable. Any conclusive findings supporting the existence of a timing baseline can be considered the first steps toward finding the value of the threshold and creating a second layer defense to actively protect against a MitM.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biblioscholar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47573111406743,"sku":"9781288302505","price":5112.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781288302505.webp?v=1774891984","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/detecting-man-in-the-middle-attacks-against-transport-layer-security-connections-with-timing-analysis-9781288302505","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}