Preventing or mitigating communication network attacks
Security services for communication networks should take into consideration the following security services for preventing and mitigating attacks:
- Authentication
- Access control
- Non-repudiation
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Key management
Note
We've covered most of these concepts in earlier chapters.
Security controls in communication networks
Some of the common security controls used in the communication networks include the following:
- HTTP digest authentication: In the digest authentication, there are two request/response pairs to enhance the authentication security.
- Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME): This provides extensions for using public key cryptography for encryption and signing messages, thereby enhancing the security.
- Secure Real Time Protocol (SRTP): This protocol provides security functions such as encryption, message authentication, integrity, and replay protection to Real Time Transport protocol (RTP).
- Transmission...