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Original author(s) | Andrea Di Pasquale |
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Initial release | July 8, 2008 |
Stable release | 3.0-ng / January 29, 2016 |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Linux |
Platform | Unix-like, POSIX |
Available in | English |
Type | Network security, Computer security |
License | BSD license |
Website | arpon |
ArpON (ARP handler inspection) [1] is a computer software project to improve network security. [2] It has attracted interest among network managers [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] and academic researchers [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] and is frequently cited as a means of protecting against ARP-based attacks. [14] [15] [16]
The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) has many security issues. These include the Man In The Middle (MITM) attack through the ARP spoofing, [17] ARP cache poisoning, [18] [19] [20] Denial of Service [21] and ARP poison routing attacks. [22] [23] [24]
ArpON is a host-based solution that makes the ARP secure and avoids the man-in-the-middle attack through ARP spoofing, ARP cache poisoning or ARP poison routing. This is possible using three kinds of anti-ARP-spoofing techniques:
The goal of ArpON is therefore to provide a secure and efficient network daemon that provides the SARPI, DARPI and HARPI anti-ARP-spoofing technique, thus making the ARP standardized protocol secure from any foreign intrusion.[ citation needed ]