Definitions[]
Masquerading is
- "impersonating an authorized user and gaining unauthorized privileges."[1]
- "[w]hen an unauthorized agent claims the identity of another agent."[2]
- "[o]ne entity [that] acquires the identity of another entity..[3]
Masquerading is
| “ | the process of one person assuming the identity of an authorized computer user by acquiring identifying items, knowledge, or characteristics.[4] | ” |
Overview[]
"The aim of the attacker can be twofold: to draw benefit from the good reputation stolen and/or defame the reputation of the victim."[5]
References[]
- ↑ Information Security: Federal Agencies Have Taken Steps to Secure Wireless Networks, but Further Actions Can Mitigate Risk, at 8.
- ↑ NIST Special Publication 800-19.
- ↑ Reputation-based Systems: A Security Analysis, at 13.
- ↑ Computer Crime: Criminal Justice Resource Manual, at 7.
- ↑ Reputation-based Systems: A Security Analysis, at 13.