A Formal Framework for End-to-End DNS Resolution


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Date

2023-09

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Conference Paper

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Abstract

Despite the central importance of DNS, numerous attacks and vulnerabilities are regularly discovered. The root of the problem is the ambiguity and tremendous complexity of DNS protocol specifications, amid a rapidly evolving Internet infrastructure. To counteract the vicious break-and-fix cycle for improving DNS infrastructure, we instigate a foundational approach: we construct the first formal semantics of end-to-end name resolution, a collection of components for the formal analyses of both qualitative and quantitative properties, and an automated tool for discovering DoS attacks. Our formal framework represents an important step towards a substantially more secure and reliable DNS infrastructure.

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published

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ACM SIGCOMM '23: Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM 2023 Conference

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932 - 949

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery

Event

37th ACM SIGCOMM Conference (SIGCOMM 2023)

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Software

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Subject

DNS; Formal Semantics; Maude; Statistical Model Checking; DoS

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03634 - Basin, David / Basin, David check_circle
03975 - Perrig, Adrian / Perrig, Adrian check_circle

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Funding

215318 - RHINE: A Highly Secure and Available Domain Name Infrastructure (SNF)

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