THE FIGHT AGAINST IP SPOOFING ATTACKS: NETWORK INGRESS FILTERING VERSUS FIRSTCOME, FIRST-SERVED SOURCE ADDRESS VALIDATION IMPROVEMENT (FCFS SAVI)

The IP(Internet Protocol) spoofing is a technique that consists in replacing the IP address of the sender by another sender’s address. This technique allows the attacker to send a message without being intercepted by the firewall. The most used method to deal with such attacks is the technique called "Network Ingress Filtering". This technique has been used, initially, forIPv4 networks, but its principles, are currently extended toIPv6 networks.Unfortunately, it has some limitations, the main is its accuracy. To improve safety conditions, we applied the "First-Come First-Serve (FCFS)" technique, applied for IPV6 networks, and developed by the "Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)" within its working group "Source Address Validation Improvements (SAVI)", which is currently being standardization. In this paper, we remember the course of an attack by IP Spoofing and expose the threats it entails.Then, we explain the "Network Ingress Filtering" technique. Next, We present the FCFS SAVI method and methodology that we have adopted for its implementation.Finally, we, followingthe results, discuss and compare the advantages, disadvantages andlimitations of the FCFSSAVI methodto thoseknown in the "Network Ingress Filtering" technique. FCFS SAVI method is more effective than the technique of "Network Ingress Filtering", but requires some improvements, for dealing with limitations it presents.