Enc-DNS-HTTP: Utilising DNS Infrastructure to Secure Web Browsing
Joint Authors
Jin, Hai
Hussain, Mohammed Abdulridha
Hussien, Zaid Alaa
Abduljabbar, Zaid Ameen
Abbdal, Salah H.
Ibrahim, Ayad
Source
Security and Communication Networks
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Online information security is a major concern for both users and companies, since data transferred via the Internet is becoming increasingly sensitive.
The World Wide Web uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to transfer information and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to secure the connection between clients and servers.
However, Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is vulnerable to attacks that threaten the privacy of information sent between clients and servers.
In this paper, we propose Enc-DNS-HTTP for securing client requests, protecting server responses, and withstanding HTTPS attacks.
Enc-DNS-HTTP is based on the distribution of a web server public key, which is transferred via a secure communication between client and a Domain Name System (DNS) server.
This key is used to encrypt client-server communication.
The scheme is implemented in the C programming language and tested on a Linux platform.
In comparison with Apache HTTPS, this scheme is shown to have more effective resistance to attacks and improved performance since it does not involve a high number of time-consuming operations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hussain, Mohammed Abdulridha& Jin, Hai& Hussien, Zaid Alaa& Abduljabbar, Zaid Ameen& Abbdal, Salah H.& Ibrahim, Ayad. 2017. Enc-DNS-HTTP: Utilising DNS Infrastructure to Secure Web Browsing. Security and Communication Networks،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203221
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hussain, Mohammed Abdulridha…[et al.]. Enc-DNS-HTTP: Utilising DNS Infrastructure to Secure Web Browsing. Security and Communication Networks No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203221
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hussain, Mohammed Abdulridha& Jin, Hai& Hussien, Zaid Alaa& Abduljabbar, Zaid Ameen& Abbdal, Salah H.& Ibrahim, Ayad. Enc-DNS-HTTP: Utilising DNS Infrastructure to Secure Web Browsing. Security and Communication Networks. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203221
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1203221