On Success Probability of Eavesdropping Attack in 802.11ad mmWave WLAN

Conference · Tue May 22 04:00:00 EDT 2018

OSTI ID:1481740

Bhuyan, Arup ^[1]; Balakrishnan, Sarankumar ^[2]; Sun, Zhi ^[2]; Wang, Pu ^[3]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory
2. University at Buffalo
3. University aof North Carolina at Charlotte

Next generation wireless communication networks utilizing 60 GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency bands are expected to achieve multi-gigabit throughput with the use of highly directional phased-array antennas. These directional signal beams provide enhanced security to the legitimate networks due to the increased difficulties of eavesdropping. However, there still exists significant possibility of eavesdropping since (i) the reflections of the signal beam from ambient reflectors enables opportunistic stationary eavesdropping attacks; and (ii) carefully designed beam exploration strategy enables active nomadic eavesdropping attack. This paper discusses eavesdropper attack strategies for 802.11ad mmWave systems and provides the first analytical model to characterize the success possibility of eavesdropping in both opportunistic stationary attacks and active nomadic attacks.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: LDRD
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1481740
• Report Number(s): INL/CON-17-43878-Rev000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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