shark: a wireless internet security test bed
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Shark: A Wireless Internet Security Test Bed. Senior Design Project May07-09 Stephen Eilers Jon Murphy Alex Pease Jessica Ross. Dr. Steve Russell Associate Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering [email protected] Adrienne Huffman Graduate Student Computer Engineering - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Shark: A Wireless Internet Security Test Bed
Senior Design Project May07-09
Stephen Eilers
Jon Murphy
Alex Pease
Jessica Ross
Faculty Advisor and team
• Dr. Steve Russell– Associate Professor
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Adrienne Huffman– Graduate Student
• Computer Engineering• [email protected]
• Jon Murphy• Computer Engineering• [email protected]
• Steve Eilers• Computer Engineering• [email protected]
• Alex Pease• Computer Engineering• [email protected]
• Jessica Ross• Computer Engineering
and Mathematics• [email protected]
Definitions
• ARP – Address Resolution Protocol• IV – Initialization Vector• L2TP – Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol• PPTP – Point to Point Tunneling Protocol• Radius – Remote Authentication Dial In User
Service• SSL – Secure Socket Layer• WEP – Wired Equivalency Privacy• WPA – Wi-Fi Protected Access• VPN – Virtual Private Network
What is SHARK?
• SHARK is a wireless security network to be used to study security related issues on wireless networks
• Tool to teach interested students about wireless security
• Report statistics about attackers and methods used to researchers at ISU
• Deployable to any remote location
Why SHARK?
• Client’s Last Semester as Professor, wants project finished
• Educated college students about 802.11 security
• Give students something fun to do
Limitations
• SHARK must be portable and extendable
• Initial build of the SHARK system must consist of three or fewer computers
• SHARK must be built within a $150 budget
• Must use public domain software• Must be capable of collecting research
data
Intended Users
• Primary– College students in computer related fields– Know the basics of wireless networking
• Secondary– Interested community members– People looking for a free access point
Intended Uses
• Primary– Learning tool for students– Study methods of wireless attacks– Study basic network security– Legal and ethical way for students to
participate in hacking exercises
SHARK Node
SharkUbuntuSquid
Void11ApacheMysql
WireShark
SHARK – Software• Ubuntu• Squid
– Web proxy cache• Direct traffic to appropriate places
• Apache– Used to create local web-server login/registration
• Keep track of users
• MySQL– Database
• WireShark/Ethereal– Network Protocol Analyzer
• Captures all traffic on SHARK Network
Levels of Security
• SHARK has five levels of security– Guppy
• No security, used for basic registering on network– Clownfish
• WEP security– Swordfish
• Rotating WEP security– Barracuda
• WPA security– SHARK
• RADIUS security
• Provides statistical data on hacking patterns
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
• 64-bit WEP 128-bit WEP• Same 24bit IV Stream• Flaws in WEP
– Repeating IV– Short– Stream Cipher
• XOR is bad
• Aircrack, airodump, airdecap• http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html.gz
• No magic number of IV’s– 250,000 – 400,000 for 40 bit– 750,000 – 2M + for 104 bit
• More users = more IV’s sent = More IV’s that are re-used
• Can read packets if IV is re-used but key not broken yet
Breaking WEP Down
WPA
• Software update to WEP (closely related to rotating WEP)– Re-keying– No more weak IV packets
• Pre-shared Key– Only as strong a pasephrase
• Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) – User authentication – Radius
Traffic Generator – Baiting the Hook
• Breaking WEP and WPA encryption– Attackers must analyze thousands of packets
7-of-9
• Off-the-Shelf wireless access point– Provides generic internet access– Traffic is captured and compared to
SHARK traffic
Network View Analysis Subnet
Internet
Sharkweb
smallboxvirtualnet
hub
D-Linkrouter
Network Pros/Cons
• Pros– One external IP– Firewall– branches
• Cons– extensive
forwarding
Machine Breakdown
VirtualNetUbuntu
Xen
SmallBoxSUSESnort
WireSharkMysql
Apache
SharkwebFreeBSDApacheMysqlphp
SmallBox
• Captures traffic on SHARK• Stores and Analyzes data
– Packet Capture WireShark– Filter Snort– Webserver Apache
Sharkweb
When attackers break into SHARK, are forwarded here
• Logged into database
– Webserver Apache– Web Utilities MySQL, PHP
Virtualnet
• Simulates additional machines running services without adding cost of physical machines
– OS Ubuntu– Virtual Machine Manager Xen
Virtual Machines
• VM 1– Mimicking a standard server
• VM 2– Tarpit
• Delays incoming connections for as long as possible
• VM 3– HoneyD
• Confuse attackers to think it has open ports
Secure Tunneling•VPN
–Provide secure communications over unsecured networks
•Benefits–Provides the level of security we desire
•Downsides –If SHARK is compromised, they have direct access to our network
•Solution –Scripting for “on-the-fly” configuration
Secure Tunneling – VPN• One of the only ways to
provide a secure and extensible way to access the SHARK machines
• Need the ability to create multiple VPN sessions, so a VPN server is required
• Multiple solutions available
– PPTP
– L2TP
– SSL
Status of SHARK
• Completed– All computers have main software packages installed and
configured– Order for parts has been placed– Xen server fully configured– Portal redirect
• In Progress– Open access point for registering– Virtual machines up and running
• In Concept– VPN– Radius Server– Data Statistics and Heuristics
Testing
• Target Audience CPRE 537 wireless Security Class
• CONTEST– Open Registration week 1– WEP weeks 2,3– WPA week 4– Rotating WEP week 5– RADIUS week 6– Results week 7– Basic Analysis week 8
Hours and Resources
Hours (current) Cost ($10.50/hr)Steve Eilers 60 $630.00
Alex Pease 86 $903.00
Jon Murphy 58 $609.00
Jessica Ross 50 $525.00
Wireless AP $49.99
Router $39.99
Hub Donated (2)
Computers Donated (3)
Wireless Cards $39.99
Total 254 $2796.97
Future Uses
• Make the automation of tasks smoother• Better documentation• Increase the number of fields for
registration.
Commercialization
• This project is a research project and is not intended for commercialization.
Questions?