ANALYSIS OF EUI-64'BASED ADDRESSING AND ASSOCIATED VULNERABILITIES
dc.contributor.advisor | Beverly, Robert | |
dc.contributor.author | Thordarson, Kirstin E. | |
dc.date | Sep-20 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-18T00:22:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-18T00:22:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-09 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/66035 | |
dc.description.abstract | Despite the adoption of security extensions in IPv6 addressing, usage of EUI-64'based addresses are known to be prevalent throughout the IPv6 address space. In particular, a high concentration of EUI-64 addresses are found on Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) infrastructure, including home gateways and routers. This thesis seeks to deepen current understanding of the IPv6 topology through an in-depth examination of EUI-64 addressing. Recent research has produced a series of rich IPv6 topology data sets that have yet to be fully leveraged for their insight into EUI-64 usage characteristics. Employing IPv6 topology data, this paper extracts and analyzes prefix assignment patterns and device identifications within EUI-64'rich networks. This thesis uses a combination of statistical and predictive analysis to execute the following research objectives: measure the distribution of device manufacturer/model on a given prefix; identify, describe, and predict EUI-64'based prefix rotation patterns; and apply findings within a cyber security context so as to further evaluate the security and privacy risks of EUI-64'based addresses in existing IPv6 addressing schemes. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner. | en_US |
dc.title | ANALYSIS OF EUI-64'BASED ADDRESSING AND ASSOCIATED VULNERABILITIES | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.secondreader | Rye, Erik, CMAND | |
dc.contributor.department | Computer Science (CS) | |
dc.subject.author | cybersecurity | en_US |
dc.subject.author | networking | en_US |
dc.subject.author | internet measurement | en_US |
dc.subject.author | internet security | en_US |
dc.description.service | Civilian, National Science Foundation, Scholarship for Service | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.name | Master of Science in Computer Science | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Computer Science | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.identifier.thesisid | 34586 | |
dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release. distribution is unlimited | en_US |
dc.identifier.curriculumcode | 368, Computer Science |
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