Implementation of a Stateful Network Protocol Intrusion Detection Systems

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Abstract

The deployment of a Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) is one of the imperatives for the control of an information system. Today, almost all intrusion detection systems are based on a static vision of network exchanges, whether for detection engines based on signatures or on behavioral models. However, this approach is limited: it does not allow to directly take into account past exchanges and thus to fully model normal or abnormal behavior, such as verifying that an authentication has taken place before authorizing a privileged request or detecting a replay attack. We propose to add an additional dimension to NIDS by performing stateful monitoring of communication protocols. Unified Modeling Language (UML) statecharts have been chosen to model the protocols and to perform the stateful monitoring. An implementation of this solution is integrated within an existing NIDS and validated on two industrial protocols IEC 60870-5-104 and Modbus TCP. This implementation has been realized by dissociating the stateful monitoring and the NIDS with the help of an abstraction interface allowing an easy integration of new communication protocols.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSECRYPT 2022 - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Security and Cryptography
EditorsSabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Pierangela Samarati
PublisherScience and Technology Publications, Lda
Pages398-405
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789897585906
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event19th International Conference on Security and Cryptography, SECRYPT 2022 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 11 Jul 202213 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Security and Cryptography
Volume1
ISSN (Print)2184-7711

Conference

Conference19th International Conference on Security and Cryptography, SECRYPT 2022
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityLisbon
Period11/07/2213/07/22

Keywords

  • Anomaly Detection
  • Critical Infrastructures
  • Industrial System
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Protocol Modeling
  • Statechart

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