An Attack Modeling Based on Colored Petri Net

A color petri net (CPN) based attack modeling approach is addressed. Compared with graph-based modeling, CPN based attack model is flexible enough to model Internet intrusions, because of their static and dynamic features. The processes and rules of building CPN based attack model from attack tree are also presented. In order to evaluate the risk of intrusion, some cost elements are added to CPN based attack modeling. This extended model is useful in intrusion detection and risk evaluation. Experiences show that it is easy to exploit CPN based attack modeling approach to provide the controlling functions, such as intrusion response and intrusion defense. A case study given in this paper shows that CPN based attack model has many unique characters which attack tree model hasn’t.