Publication Abstract

Parks,T. M., Kassay, D. A., Weinstein, C. J., Vulnerabilities of Reliable Multicast Protocols, Proceedings MILCOM 1998, October 1998.

Abstract

We examine vulnerabilities of several reliable multicast protocols. The various mechanisms employed by these protocols to provide reliability can present vulnerabilites. We show how some of these vulnerabilities can be exploited in denial-of-service attacks and discuss potential mechanisms for withstanding such attacks.