Method and apparatus for detecting diameter protocol IDR message spoofing attack in mobile communication network

摘要

Provided are methods of detecting a Diameter spoofing attack. According to an embodiment, the method comprises, obtaining a normal International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) from a packet of a Diameter S6a protocol transmitted from a Mobile Management Entity (MME) to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) of a home network, adding a record comprising the normal IMSI to a session table, obtaining an Insert Subscriber Data Request (IDR) message of the Diameter S6a protocol and determining a category of the IDR message.