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The document introduces key concepts in cryptography and network security, emphasizing the importance of readiness against security attacks. It defines computer, network, and internet security, and outlines security services, mechanisms, and types of attacks. The X.800 standard is highlighted as a framework for establishing security requirements and models for network security are discussed.

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The document introduces key concepts in cryptography and network security, emphasizing the importance of readiness against security attacks. It defines computer, network, and internet security, and outlines security services, mechanisms, and types of attacks. The X.800 standard is highlighted as a framework for establishing security requirements and models for network security are discussed.

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Cryptography and Network

Security
Chapter 1 – Introduction

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the


likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but
on our own readiness to receive him; not
on the chance of his not attacking, but
rather on the fact that we have made our
position unassailable.
—The Art of War, Sun Tzu
Background
• Information Security requirements have
changed in recent times
• traditionally provided by physical and
administrative mechanisms
• computer use requires automated tools to
protect files and other stored information
• use of networks and communications links
requires measures to protect data during
transmission
Definitions
• Computer Security - generic name for
the collection of tools designed to protect
data and to thwart hackers
• Network Security - measures to protect
data during their transmission
• Internet Security - measures to protect
data during their transmission over a
collection of interconnected networks
Services, Mechanisms, Attacks
• need systematic way to define
requirements
• consider three aspects of information
security:
– security attack
– security mechanism
– security service
• consider in reverse order
Security Service
– is something that enhances the security of the
data processing systems and the information
transfers of an organization
– intended to counter security attacks
– make use of one or more security
mechanisms to provide the service
– replicate functions normally associated with
physical documents
• eg. have signatures, dates; need protection from
disclosure, tampering, or destruction; be notarized
or witnessed; be recorded or licensed
Security Mechanism
• a mechanism that is designed to detect,
prevent, or recover from a security attack
• no single mechanism that will support all
functions required
• however one particular element underlies
many of the security mechanisms in use:
cryptographic techniques
• hence our focus on this area
Security Attack
• any action that compromises the security
of information owned by an organization
• information security is about how to
prevent attacks, or failing that, to detect
attacks on information-based systems
• have a wide range of attacks
• can focus of generic types of attacks
• note: often threat & attack mean same
OSI Security Architecture
• ITU-T X.800 Security Architecture for OSI
• defines a systematic way of defining and
providing security requirements
• for us it provides a useful, if abstract,
overview of concepts we will study
Security Services
• X.800 defines it as: a service provided by
a protocol layer of communicating open
systems, which ensures adequate security
of the systems or of data transfers
• RFC 2828 defines it as: a processing or
communication service provided by a
system to give a specific kind of protection
to system resources
• X.800 defines it in 5 major categories
Security Services (X.800)
• Authentication - assurance that the
communicating entity is the one claimed
• Access Control - prevention of the
unauthorized use of a resource
• Data Confidentiality –protection of data from
unauthorized disclosure
• Data Integrity - assurance that data received is
as sent by an authorized entity
• Non-Repudiation - protection against denial by
one of the parties in a communication
Security Mechanisms (X.800)
• specific security mechanisms:
– encipherment, digital signatures, access
controls, data integrity, authentication
exchange, traffic padding, routing control,
notarization
• pervasive security mechanisms:
– trusted functionality, security labels, event
detection, security audit trails, security
recovery
Classify Security Attacks as
• passive attacks - eavesdropping on, or
monitoring of, transmissions to:
– obtain message contents, or
– monitor traffic flows
• active attacks – modification of data stream to:
– masquerade of one entity as some other
– replay previous messages
– modify messages in transit
– denial of service
Model for Network Security
Model for Network Security
• using this model requires us to:
– design a suitable algorithm for the security
transformation
– generate the secret information (keys) used
by the algorithm
– develop methods to distribute and share the
secret information
– specify a protocol enabling the principals to
use the transformation and secret information
for a security service
Model for Network Access Security
Model for Network Access Security
• using this model requires us to:
– select appropriate gatekeeper functions to
identify users
– implement security controls to ensure only
authorised users access designated
information or resources
• trusted computer systems can be used to
implement this model
Summary
• have considered:
– computer, network, internet security def’s
– security services, mechanisms, attacks
– X.800 standard
– models for network (access) security

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