Skip to Main Content
Securing Delay-Tolerant Networks with BPSec
book

Securing Delay-Tolerant Networks with BPSec

by Edward J. Birrane, III, Sarah Heiner, Ken McKeever
January 2023
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
352 pages
12h 37m
English
Wiley
Content preview from Securing Delay-Tolerant Networks with BPSec

5The Design of the Bundle Protocol Security Extensions

Prior chapters presented the challenges inherent in the Delay Tolerant Internet (DTN) architecture, the strategies for building modular security ecosystems, and the capabilities of the Bundle Protocol version 7 (BPv7) transport layer. Together, this information bounds the design of security extensions for BPv7. Bundle Protocol Security (BPSec) must operate in the most challenged environments where BPv7 might be used, be compatible with as many security mechanisms as possible, and utilize the unique features of how BPv7 information is transported in the network.

This chapter discusses the design of BPSec from the experimental protocols that came before it to the design principles that allow it to satisfy its required functions.

After reading this chapter you will be able to:

5.1 A Brief History of Bundle Security

BPSec [1] has been designed to operate using the capabilities of bundles as they are exchanged within networks conforming to the DTN architecture. The sense of Delay Tolerant Internet (DTN) security requirements and bundle capabilities, themselves, evolved through research and testing of experimental protocols. In this way, both BPv7 [2] and BPSec represent ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Enterprise Network Testing: Testing Throughout the Network Lifecycle to Maximize Availability and Performance

Enterprise Network Testing: Testing Throughout the Network Lifecycle to Maximize Availability and Performance

Andy Sholomon, Tom Kunath
Linux® Kernel Primer, The: A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures

Linux® Kernel Primer, The: A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures

Claudia Salzberg Rodriguez, Gordon Fischer, Steven Smolski
Switching to VoIP

Switching to VoIP

Theodore Wallingford

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781119823476Purchase Link