An Investigation into Peer-to-Peer Network Security Using Wireshark

Abstract

Peer-to-peer networks’ ability to be used as the primary vector of delivery in a highly sensitive environment poses many dangers. The impacts of the hazards on security can be measured when using peer-to-peer networks in a standard computing environment. The transfer of data across multiple network data-centers exposes the system to a potential insider threat, remote control, and the possible leak of private and confidential information. In this paper, we present an analysis of peer-to-peer network security. This follows a description of existing techniques to prevent potential threats to peer-to-peer networks and finally the paper presents a proposed technique to enhance the security of peer-to-peer networks using simulation based experimental study.