DocumentCode :
3575153
Title :
Analysis of Header Usage Patterns of HTTP Request Messages
Author :
Calzarossa, Maria Carla ; Massari, Luisa
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. Ind. e Inf., Univ. di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
fYear :
2014
Firstpage :
847
Lastpage :
853
Abstract :
The headers used by the various network protocols represent a good source of information for understanding the behavior and the properties of the traffic and detecting potential security attacks. In this paper we present a comprehensive analysis of the usage patterns of the headers included in the HTTP request messages of the clients. Our study shows that message headers vary significantly in terms of number, field names and field values. In general, Web browsers tend to specify in detail the client preferences by including in the request messages a large and variable number of headers. The usage patterns of these headers together with their field values provide some useful hints for website customization. On the contrary, the requests issued by Web robots are characterized by some distinctive patterns specific of the individual robots. These one-to-one correspondences between patterns and Web robots can then be used for their identification.
Keywords :
Internet; Web sites; computer network security; transport protocols; HTTP request messages; Web browsers; Web robots; client preferences; header usage patterns; message headers; network protocols; security attacks; website customization; Browsers; IP networks; Monitoring; Robots; Security; Web servers; HTTP header usage patterns; HTTP traffic; Web robots; measurements; packet sniffer; statistical techniques; traffic characterization;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
High Performance Computing and Communications, 2014 IEEE 6th Intl Symp on Cyberspace Safety and Security, 2014 IEEE 11th Intl Conf on Embedded Software and Syst (HPCC,CSS,ICESS), 2014 IEEE Intl Conf on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6122-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HPCC.2014.146
Filename :
7056844
Link To Document :
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