Paper Info
Title
Evaluating the Security and Privacy Protection Level of IP Multimedia Subsystem Environments
Abstract
In complex environments like the IP multimedia Subsystem (IMS), state of the art security solutions cannot always provide satisfactory protection against any type of attack. This paper addresses the security mechanisms utilized by IMS with respect to their susceptibility to SIP based attacks that have been described in the literature. This analysis also studies the effects of 3GPP's security directions (i.e., IMS architectures) on limiting the attack chances. The protection mechanisms involved are evaluated considering three distinct and crucial factors: (i) whether the attacker is an insider or an external one, (ii) the time frame of the attack and (iii) how these attacks affect the messages' confidentiality, authenticity and integrity as well as architecture's availability and users' privacy. A thorough review of the recently proposed protection frameworks is also provided together with an evaluation of the protection level they offer to the IMS architecture.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1109/SURV.2012.072412.00169
IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
Keywords
Field
DocType
IP networks,computer network reliability,computer network security,data privacy,multimedia communication,signalling protocols,3GPP,IMS,IP multimedia subsystem environment,SIP based attack,architecture availability,message authenticity,message confidentiality,message integrity,security evaluation,session initiation protocol,user privacy protection level,Attacks,IMS,IP Multimedia Subsystem,Security Mechanisms
Architecture,Confidentiality,Time frame,Computer science,Computer security,Computer network,Insider,IP Multimedia Subsystem,Limiting
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
15
2
1553-877X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.37
26
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nikos Vrakas1444.10
Dimitris Geneiatakis224920.98
Costas Lambrinoudakis339346.57