Title :
A distributed DNS traffic monitoring system
Author :
Deri, Luca ; Trombacchi, Lorenzo Luconi ; Martinelli, Maurizio ; Vannozzi, Daniele
Author_Institution :
IIT, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
The domain name system (DNS) is a complex distributed database on which most Internet services rely on. As its monitoring is critical, it is necessary to continuously monitor DNS traffic for identifying anomalies, measuring performance, and generating usage statistics. This paper describes the design and implementation of a distributed realtime DNS monitoring system, that is able to monitor the authoritative name servers of the it country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). In addition to the production of usage records, it is able to understand trends, characterize economical relationships, and also track suspicious activities.
Keywords :
Internet; computer network security; distributed databases; statistical analysis; telecommunication traffic; Internet service; anomaly identification; authoritative name server; ccTLD; complex distributed database; country code top level domain; distributed DNS traffic monitoring system; domain name system; statistics; suspicious activity tracking; Databases; Internet; Market research; Monitoring; Probes; Servers; Time series analysis; Domain name system; traffic measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2012 8th International
Conference_Location :
Limassol
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1378-1
DOI :
10.1109/IWCMC.2012.6314173
