RT Conference Proceedings
T1 HIDE_DHCP: Covert communications through network configuration messages
A1 Ríos-del-Pozo, Rubén
A1 Onieva-González, José Antonio
A1 López-Muñoz, Francisco Javier
K1 Redes de ordenadores - Medidas de seguridad
AB Covert channels are a form of hidden communication that may violate the integrity ofsystems. Since their birth in multilevel security systems in the early 70’s they have evolvedconsiderably, such that new solutions have appeared for computer networks mainly due tovague protocols specifications. We analyze a protocol extensively used today, the DynamicHost Configuration Protocol (DHCP), in search of new forms of covert communication. Fromthis analysis we observe several features that can be effectively exploited for subliminal datatransmission. This results in the implementation of HIDE DHCP, which integrates threecovert channels that accommodate to different stealthiness and bandwidth requirements.
PB Springer Nature
YR 2012
FD 2012
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40151
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40151
LA eng
NO https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-science/policies/book-policies  (Proceedings papers: 12 months-AM-Author's own paper-Institutional repository:Yes)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026