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Improving SIP authentication

Authors:
Lars Strand
Wolfgang Leister

Keywords: SIP, authentication, Digest Access Authentication, security attack

Abstract:
The digest access authentication method used in the voice over IP signaling protocol, SIP, is weak. This authentication method is the only method with mandatory support and widespread adoption in the industry. At the same time, this authentication method is vulnerable to a serious real-world attack. This poses a threat to VoIP industry installations and solutions. In this paper, we propose a solution that counters attacks on this wide-spread authentication method.

Pages: 164 to 169

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: January 23, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4413

ISBN: 978-1-61208-113-7

Location: St. Maarten, The Netherlands Antilles

Dates: from January 23, 2011 to January 28, 2011