Network Traffic Monitoring on DETER

Network Security ranks as one of the most, if not the most, significant element of any type of network. It is because of this that network security is one of the most active fields in the Computer Science practice. Thus it is also as equally important that we create an apparatus, sort of speak of, that allows this field to expand in what seems to be a never ending arms race. Network Traffic Monitoring (also referred to as “sniffing”) is a vital component of Network Security. It provides a mean for people to examine network security ideas and practices and tests the effectiveness of these ideas and practices [1]. In this paper we will discuss and follow through in detail the pros of executing a specific network trafficking method, with a network simulation generated by the DETER web interface. We will also be examining the tools used in this implementation as well as their roll and contribution to said implementation. 1