48 research outputs found
Securing Information-Centric Networking without negating Middleboxes
Information-Centric Networking is a promising networking paradigm that
overcomes many of the limitations of current networking architectures. Various
research efforts investigate solutions for securing ICN. Nevertheless, most of
these solutions relax security requirements in favor of network performance. In
particular, they weaken end-user privacy and the architecture's tolerance to
security breaches in order to support middleboxes that offer services such as
caching and content replication. In this paper, we adapt TLS, a widely used
security standard, to an ICN context. We design solutions that allow session
reuse and migration among multiple stakeholders and we propose an extension
that allows authorized middleboxes to lawfully and transparently intercept
secured communications.Comment: 8th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility &
Security, IFIP, 201
CoAP over ICN
The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is a specialized Web transfer
protocol for resource-oriented applications intended to run on constrained
devices, typically part of the Internet of Things. In this paper we leverage
Information-Centric Networking (ICN), deployed within the domain of a network
provider that interconnects, in addition to other terminals, CoAP endpoints in
order to provide enhanced CoAP services. We present various CoAP-specific
communication scenarios and discuss how ICN can provide benefits to both
network providers and CoAP applications, even though the latter are not aware
of the existence of ICN. In particular, the use of ICN results in smaller state
management complexity at CoAP endpoints, simpler implementation at CoAP
endpoints, and less communication overhead in the network.Comment: Proc. of the 8th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies,
Mobility and Security (NTMS), Larnaca, Cyprus, November, 201
New algorithm for OHSS prevention
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) still remains a life-threatening complication of in vitro fertilization treatment (IVF), keeping patients and especially those, who previously experienced OHSS, from attempting infertility treatment and childbearing. The recent implementation of four new modalities: the GnRH antagonist protocol, GnRH agonist (GnRHa) triggering of ovulation, blastocyst transfer and embryo/oocyte vitrification, renders feasible the elimination of OHSS in connection with ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF treatment. The proposed current algorithm is based on the number of follicles developed after ovarian stimulation, setting a cut-off level at the development of 18 or more follicles. Further, fulfilling this criterion, the algorithm is based on four decision-making points: the final day of patient work-up, the day of triggering final oocyte maturation, day-1 post oocyte pick-up (OPU) and day-5 post OPU