Security and Privacy Analysis of NSF Future Internet Architectures
Moreno Ambrosin, Alberto Compagno, Mauro Conti, Cesar Ghali, Gene, Tsudik

TL;DR
This paper analyzes the security and privacy features of four NSF-funded next-generation Internet architectures, comparing them to current IP-based systems to identify strengths, weaknesses, and potential improvements.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive, neutral analysis of security and privacy aspects of four innovative Internet architectures funded by NSF, highlighting their differences and potential enhancements.
Findings
Identifies security and privacy strengths of each architecture.
Highlights common vulnerabilities and challenges.
Suggests possible improvements for future Internet designs.
Abstract
The Internet Protocol (IP) is the lifeblood of the modern Internet. Its simplicity and universality have fueled the unprecedented and lasting global success of the current Internet. Nonetheless, some limitations of IP have been emerging in recent years. Its original design envisaged supporting perhaps tens of thousands of static hosts operating in a friendly academic-like setting, mainly in order to facilitate email communication and remote access to scarce computing resources. At present IP interconnects billions of static and mobile devices (ranging from supercomputers to IoT gadgets) with a large and dynamic set of popular applications. Starting in mid-1990s, the advent of mobility, wirelessness and the web substantially shifted Internet usage and communication paradigms. This accentuated long-term concerns about the current Internet architecture and prompted interest in alternative…
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Taxonomy
TopicsCaching and Content Delivery · Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks · IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security
