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Title: Stream splitting moving target defense

Abstract

Systems and methods for utilizing stream splitting Moving Target Defense (MTD) to provide enhanced computer system communication system security by splitting a data stream in to a plurality of paths is described. In some implementations, Stream splitting MTD, involves splitting a single data stream (e.g., TCP stream) into a plurality of discrete units, then sending and receiving those discrete units from and to different (ideally geographically disparate) receiving servers, with the stream being reassembled on the receiving end. The plurality of discrete units of data include resequencing data. The size of each discrete unit may vary depending on the specific implementation, even down to small unit sizes (e.g., a single packet).

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1568417
Patent Number(s):
10305868
Application Number:
15/282,875
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 09/30/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Evans, Nathaniel, and Thompson, Michael. Stream splitting moving target defense. United States: N. p., 2019. Web.
Evans, Nathaniel, & Thompson, Michael. Stream splitting moving target defense. United States.
Evans, Nathaniel, and Thompson, Michael. Tue . "Stream splitting moving target defense". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568417.
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