Web spoofing and phishing attacks and their prevention

Amir Herzberg

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Abstract

The main security mechanism for web surfing is the SSL/TLS protocol. This is a good tool, but, it has limitations and should be used carefully. We discuss the main limitations and weaknesses of SSL/TLS as currently implemented in browsers, and show how they are exploited in spoofing (site impersonation) and phishing (scam sites) attacks. Finally we discuss some possible solutions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Fifth Mexican International Conference in Computer Science, ENC 2004
EditorsR. Baeza-Yates, J.L. Marroquin, E. Chavez
Pages3
Number of pages1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
EventProceedings of the Fifth Mexican International Conference in Computer Science, ENC 2004 - Colima, Mexico
Duration: 20 Sep 200424 Sep 2004

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Fifth Mexican International Conference in Computer Science, ENC 2004

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the Fifth Mexican International Conference in Computer Science, ENC 2004
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityColima
Period20/09/0424/09/04

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