Maohua GUO, Yuefei ZHU, Jinlong FEI. Active inference of protocol state machines from incomplete message domains[J]. Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering,in press.https://doi.org/10.1631/FITEE.2400487
@article{title="Active inference of protocol state machines from incomplete message domains", author="Maohua GUO, Yuefei ZHU, Jinlong FEI", journal="Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering", year="in press", publisher="Zhejiang University Press & Springer", doi="https://doi.org/10.1631/FITEE.2400487" }
%0 Journal Article %T Active inference of protocol state machines from incomplete message domains %A Maohua GUO %A Yuefei ZHU %A Jinlong FEI %J Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering %P %@ 2095-9184 %D in press %I Zhejiang University Press & Springer doi="https://doi.org/10.1631/FITEE.2400487"
TY - JOUR T1 - Active inference of protocol state machines from incomplete message domains A1 - Maohua GUO A1 - Yuefei ZHU A1 - Jinlong FEI J0 - Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering SP - EP - %@ 2095-9184 Y1 - in press PB - Zhejiang University Press & Springer ER - doi="https://doi.org/10.1631/FITEE.2400487"
Abstract: Inferring protocol state machines from observable information presents a significant challenge in protocol reverse engineering (PRE), especially when passively collected traffic suffers from message loss, resulting in an incomplete protocol state space. This paper introduces an innovative method for actively inferring protocol state machines using the MAT framework. By incorporating session completion and deterministic mutation techniques, this method broadens the range of protocol messages, thereby constructing a more comprehensive input space for the protocol state machine from an incomplete message domain. Additionally, the efficiency of active inference is improved through several optimizations, including traffic deduplication, the construction of an Expanded Prefix Tree Acceptor (EPTA), query optimization based on responses, and random counterexample generation for the algorithm. Experiments on the RTSP and SMTP protocols, using Live555 and EXIM implementations across multiple versions, demonstrate that this approach yields more comprehensive protocol state machines with enhanced execution efficiency. Compared to the algorithm implemented by AALpy, Act_Infer achieves an average reduction of 40% in execution time, and significantly reduces connection and interaction times by 25% and 50%, respectively.
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