Network investigation methodology for BitTorrent Sync: A Peer-to-Peer based file synchronisation service

Computers and Security

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-43

  Scanlon, Mark ^a   Farina, Jason ^a   Kechadi, M Tahar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

BitTorrent Sync; Distributed storage; Network traffic analysis; Peer to Peer; Remote evidence acquisition

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROL; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MOBILE SECURITY; PEER TO PEER NETWORKS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

BIT TORRENTS; DISTRIBUTED STORAGE; EVIDENCE ACQUISITION; NETWORK TRAFFIC ANALYSIS; PEER TO PEER;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

EID: 84949624747     PISSN: 01674048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2015.05.003     Document Type: Article

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