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The Cryptographic Protocol Analysis Language Evaluation System (CPAL-ES) is a tool used to analyze protocols with formal methods. In this thesis, we exercise CPAL-ES against two security protocols, the Secure Protocol of Aziz & Diffie, and IEEE 802.1X Standard protocol. Analyzing cryptographic protocols with formal methods assist us not only finding the flaws but also in understanding them. CPAL-ES is a nice tool to analyze protocols with formal methods. It has an ability to evaluate not only protocols works in wired environment but also wireless protocols. Our analysis with CPAL-ES makes it possible to explore protocol attacks, prove protocol correctness, and analyze protocols in great detail, as well as test the capabilities of CPAL-ES on the wireless protocols. We discuss and analyze several protocols, including The Secure Protocol and IEEE 802.1X Standard protocol, and show how attacks and solutions are simulated on these protocols with Cryptographic Protocol Analysis Language (CPAL). We also discuss the analysis of the interactions between the sub-protocols (EAP and RADIUS) in IEEE 802.1X Standard protocol. Our analysis of the attacks on the IEEE 802.1X Standard protocol proved that even though it is a useful protocol for wireless LANs, it is not secure. However, the Secure Protocol has strong confidentiality but is computationally expensive due to the public key infrastructure.
A Thesis submitted to the Department of Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Alec Yasinsac, Professor Directing Thesis; Ladislav Kohout, Committee Member; Robert A. van Engelen, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-2960
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