TY - JOUR T1 - Security Analysis of MSN Messenger AU - , Zhenyu Hu AU - , Zhaiqiang Liu AU - , Dengguo Feng JO - Asian Journal of Information Technology VL - 4 IS - 4 SP - 373 EP - 377 PY - 2005 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1682-3915 DO - ajit.2005.373.377 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ajit.2005.373.377 KW - AB - In this study, we discuss the working mechanism of MSN, analyze its security threats, and point out how its vulnerability be exploited to compromise the security of a system. A live instance is produced in this study to illustrate impersonating and hijacking attack against MSN instant messaging. Some solutions are offered also to mitigate the threats including building secure instant messaging communication. ER -