The Innocent Perpetrators: Reflectors and Reflection Attacks

Abstract

In this paper we make a comparable study of the various types of Reflector Denial of Service attacks popularly known as DRDoS attacks. We discuss their cause, effects, defense mechanisms proposed so far, the effectiveness of these defense mechanisms and their future relevance. We have also shown how reflection attacks are a potential threat to the cloud which is one of the most popular and highly evolving arenas in the Internet.