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Game-theoretic strategies for IDS deployment in peer-to-peer networks

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  • Pratik Narang

    (BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus)

  • Chittaranjan Hota

    (BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus)

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This work studies the problem of optimal positioning of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) in a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) environment involving a number of peers and super-peers. This scenario applies to network architectures like that of Gnutella, Skype or Tor, which involve a huge number of leaf-peers and a selected number of super-peers who have higher responsibilities in the network. A malicious entity may become part of the P2P network by joining from any part of the network. It can attack a super-peer and thus disrupt the functioning of the P2P network. Peers may try to secure the network by running IDSs at certain strategically-chosen locations in the network. But a deterministic schedule of running and positioning the IDSs can be observed and thwarted by an adversary. In this paper, we explore the problem of strategically positioning IDSs in a P2P network with a randomized, game-theoretic approach. Our approach distributes the responsibility of running the IDSs between the peers in a randomized fashion and minimizes the probability of a successful attack.

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  • Pratik Narang & Chittaranjan Hota, 2015. "Game-theoretic strategies for IDS deployment in peer-to-peer networks," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 17(5), pages 1017-1028, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:infosf:v:17:y:2015:i:5:d:10.1007_s10796-015-9582-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10796-015-9582-1
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    1. Mohammed Hawa & Raed Al-Zubi & Khalid A. Darabkh & Ghazi Al-Sukkar, 2017. "Adaptive approach to restraining content pollution in peer-to-peer networks," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 19(6), pages 1373-1390, December.
    2. Chittaranjan Hota & Shambhu Upadhyaya & Jamal Nazzal Al-Karaki, 2015. "Advances in secure knowledge management in the big data era," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 17(5), pages 983-986, October.
    3. Mohammed Hawa & Raed Al-Zubi & Khalid A. Darabkh & Ghazi Al-Sukkar, 0. "Adaptive approach to restraining content pollution in peer-to-peer networks," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 0, pages 1-18.

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