AMER TAJ, SADEEQ JAN and MUHAMMAD IMRAN KHAN KHALIL
Abstract
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the standard protocol used for communication on the Internet. The simplistic client-server paradigm of HTTP attracts various forms of DDoS attacks. One such attack is the slow HTTP DDoS attack, which exploits the packet structure of HTTP request to disrupt the services at a given server. These attacks are hard to detect due to their comparable traffic patterns to that of the normal network traffic. This paper identifies prevalent techniques to detect and mitigate Slow HTTP DDoS attacks that are prevalent in literature. We highlight the main features of the detection techniques and present some challenges at the end for further research in the field. Keywords: Defense, Mechanism, Challenges
