DNS Vulnerabilities

Title

DNS: Vulnerabilities and its Implications

Speaker/Bio

Aanchal Malhotra: I am a graduate student (MS computer science with specialization in cybersecurity) at the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GRS), Boston University. My research interests include Networks security and cryptography. As a member of BU Security group, my current research focuses on investigating the security solutions/proposals for inter-domain routing protocols like the BGP.

Abstract

Domain Name System (DNS) primarily translates the domain names to their corresponding IP address in the Internet. DNSSec is designed to provide authentication and data integrity to DNS responses. However, in recent years security researchers have unravelled many loopholes/vulnerabilities in DNS protocol and its implementation, thus exposing it to several attacks. In this presentation, I will discuss a fragmentation attack [Haya Shulman & Amir Herzberg] and its implications on DNSSec.