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A TCP-based covert channel with integrity check and retransmission.

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العنوان: A TCP-based covert channel with integrity check and retransmission.
المؤلفون: Bistarelli, Stefano, Imparato, Andrea, Santini, Francesco
المصدر: International Journal of Information Security; Dec2024, Vol. 23 Issue 6, p3481-3512, 32p
مصطلحات موضوعية: CRYPTOGRAPHY, STATISTICS, MALWARE, STORAGE
مستخلص: We propose a covert channel and its implementation in Windows OS. This storage channel uses the Initial Sequence Number of TCP to hide four characters of text and the identification field to "sign" the message and thus understand if it has been altered during the transmission. The secret is sent in the first SYN segment to open a connection, and an ACK-RST response acknowledges the receipt. Designed error-correction codes make the protocol more robust and able to handle (IP) packet drops and transmission errors. In this paper, we provide a detailed discussion of the implementation and an evaluation of the stealthiness of the proposed channel: we inspect the generated traffic with two IDSs and RITA, a tool performing statistical analysis to detect malware beaconing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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تدمد:16155262
DOI:10.1007/s10207-024-00879-z