Tools for worm experimentation on the DETER testbed

Author

Wei, Songjie ; Ko, Calvin ; Mirkovic, Jelena ; Hussain, Alefiya

Author_Institution

Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

Worm experimentation is challenging for researchers today because of the lack of standardized tools to simulate and emulate worm spreads in a realistic setting. We have developed two tools for the DETER testbed to aid in worm experimentation: the PAWS simulator for Internet-wide worm propagation studies and the WE emulator for analysis of worm spread and defense strategies in local area networks. We evaluate performance and fidelity of our tools by replicating results from recently published research. Both tools can be easily configured as per user specifications, facilitate comparison with past research and reduce the barrier to entry for worm research.

Keywords

Internet; invasive software; local area networks; telecommunication security; DETER testbed; Internet-wide worm propagation; PAWS simulator; defense strategy; local area network; security experimentation; worm experimentation tool; worm spread emulation; Communication system security; Computer security; Computer worms; IP networks; Information security; Internet; Intersymbol interference; Plasma welding; Testing; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks & Communities and Workshops, 2009. TridentCom 2009. 5th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2846-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2847-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2009.4976194

Filename

4976194