Some Challenges in Wireless Security

Abstract

Wireless communication technologies provide users with significant flexibility and portability and hence is being widely adopted as a preferred mode of communication in many military and civilian applications. By eliminating the need for devices to be tethered by wires, such technologies enable new usage scenarios not otherwise possible. A number of mobile, in-range wireless devices can self-organize themselves into an ad-hoc network - such capabilities have many applications, e.g., for first responders. However, such increased flexibility comes with increased vulnerabilities. Many unique vulnerabilities in the wireless environment occur due to the shared and open nature of communication. In this short document, we discuss some of these new threats, recent approaches to mitigate them, and further challenges that need to be addressed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADP023712

Entities

People

  • Suman Banerjee

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Computer Science

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Authentication
  • Availability
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Embedded Systems
  • Energy Consumption
  • Environment
  • First Responders
  • Mesh Networks
  • Mobile Phones
  • Networks
  • North Carolina
  • Resilience
  • Security
  • Wireless Communications

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Strategic Security Studies