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Re-configurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) technology is increasingly becoming a potential component for next-generation wireless networks, offering enhanced performance in terms of throughput, spectral, and energy efficiency. However, the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-05-03 Hala Amin , Waqas Aman , Saif Al-Kuwari

To ensure secure and reliable communication in wireless systems, authenticating the identities of numerous nodes is imperative. Traditional cryptography-based authentication methods suffer from issues such as low compatibility, reliability,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-04 Rui Meng , Bingxuan Xu , Xiaodong Xu , Mengying Sun , Bizhu Wang , Shujun Han , Suyu Lv , Ping Zhang

We study the detection and delay performance impacts of a feature-based physical layer authentication (PLA) protocol in mission-critical machine-type communication (MTC) networks. The PLA protocol uses generalized likelihood-ratio testing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-06-28 Henrik Forssell , Ragnar Thobaben , Hussein Al-Zubaidy , James Gross

The physical layer authentication (PLA) is a promising technology which can enhance the access security of a massive number of devices in the near future. In this paper, we propose a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted PLA…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Ning Gao , Shuchen Meng , Cen Li , Shengguo Meng , Wankai Tang , Shi Jin , Michail Matthaiou

In this paper, we investigate the utilization of the angle of arrival (AoA) as a feature for robust physical layer authentication (PLA). While most of the existing approaches to PLA focus on common features of the physical layer of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-17 Thuy M. Pham , Linda Senigagliesi , Marco Baldi , Rafael F. Schaefer , Gerhard P. Fettweis , Arsenia Chorti

In this paper, we exploit the cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) architecture to design a physical-layer authentication (PLA) framework that can simultaneously authenticate multiple distributed users across the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-28 Isabella W. G. da Silva , Zahra Mobini , Hien Quoc Ngo , Michail Matthaiou

Wireless networks are highly vulnerable to spoofing attacks, especially when attackers transmit consecutive spoofing packets. Conventional physical layer authentication (PLA) methods have mostly focused on single-packet spoofing attack.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-23 Yijia Guo , Junqing Zhang , Yao-Win Peter Hong

We propose an adversarially robust physical layer authentication (AR-PLA) framework tailored for non-stationary multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless channels. The framework integrates sequential Bayesian decision-making, deep…

The security of wireless challenge-response Physical Layer Authentication (PLA) based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) relies on a sufficiently random fading channel condition, which is commonly assumed in existing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Haiyun Liu , Shangqing Zhao , Yao Liu , Zhuo Lu

This paper presents a physical layer authentication (PLA) technique using information reconciliation in multiuser communication systems. A cost-effective solution for low-end Internet of Things networks can be provided by PLA. In this work,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-19 Atsu Kokuvi Angélo Passah , Arsenia Chorti , Rodrigo C. de Lamare

We propose a comprehensive framework exploiting the polarization sensitive array (PLA) to improve the physical layer security of wireless communications. More specifically, the polarization difference among signals is utilized to improve…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-10-03 Shiqi Gong , Chengwen Xing , Sheng Chen , Zesong Fei

In a spoofing attack, an attacker impersonates a legitimate user to access or modify data belonging to the latter. Typical approaches for spoofing detection in the physical layer declare an attack when a change is observed in certain…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-18 Daniel Romero , Tien Ngoc Ha , Peter Gerstoft

Physical Layer Authentication (PLA) exploits the spatial uniqueness of wireless channel characteristics in order to authenticate devices without recourse to higher-layer cryptographic protocols, which remain vulnerable to key compromise.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-14 Sachinkumar B. Mallikarjun , Marvin Reski , Andreas Weinand , Hans D. Schotten

Research in underwater communication is rapidly becoming attractive due to its various modern applications. An efficient mechanism to secure such communication is via physical layer security. In this paper, we propose a novel physical layer…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-14 Waqas Aman , Saif Al-Kuwari , Marwa Qaraqe

In this paper, we study the problem of physical layer security in large-scale multiple input multiple output (LS-MIMO) systems. The large number of antenna elements in LS-MIMO system is exploited to enhance transmission security and improve…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-07-29 Xiaoming Chen , Chau Yuen , Zhaoyang Zhang

Physical layer authentication (PLA) is the process of claiming identity of a node based on its physical layer characteristics such as channel fading or hardware imperfections. In this work, we propose a novel PLA method for the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-18 Ozan Alp Topal , Gunes Karabulut Kurt

The intrinsic integration of the nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) techniques is envisioned to be a promising approach to significantly improve both the spectrum efficiency and energy…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-29 Zhe Zhang , Chensi Zhang , Chengjun Jiang , Fan Jia , Jianhua Ge , Fengkui Gong

In this work, novel physical layer security (PLS) schemes are proposed for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) to secure both data and pilots. The majority of previous studies focus on only securing the data without…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-25 Salah Eddine Zegrar , Haji M. Furqan , Huseyin Arslan

The rise of wireless technologies has made the Internet of Things (IoT) ubiquitous, but the broadcast nature of wireless communications exposes IoT to authentication risks. Physical layer authentication (PLA) offers a promising solution by…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Yijia Guo , Junqing Zhang , Yao-Win Peter Hong , Stefano Tomasin

The Internet of Things (IoT) is ubiquitous thanks to the rapid development of wireless technologies. However, the broadcast nature of wireless transmissions results in great vulnerability to device authentication. Physical layer…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Yijia Guo , Junqing Zhang , Y. -W. Peter Hong
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