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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

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

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

This paper introduces an adaptive preprocessing technique to enhance the accuracy of channel state information-based physical layer authentication (CSI-PLA) alleviating CSI variations and inconsistencies in the time domain. To this end, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-19 Atsu Kokuvi Angelo Passah , Rodrigo C. de Lamare , Arsenia Chorti

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

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

Achieving ultra-reliable, low-latency and secure communications is essential for realizing the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Non-coherent massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) has recently been proposed as a promising…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-01-23 Zhifang Gu , He Chen , Pingping Xu , Yonghui Li , Branka Vucetic

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

The wireless medium contains domain-specific information that can be used to complement and enhance traditional security mechanisms. In this paper we propose ways to exploit the spatial variability of the radio channel response in a rich…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Liang Xiao , Larry Greenstein , Narayan Mandayam , Wade Trappe

Physical layer authentication (PLA) uses inherent characteristics of the communication medium to provide secure and efficient authentication in wireless networks, bypassing the need for traditional cryptographic methods. With advancements…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Clifton Paul Robinson , Salvatore D'Oro , Tommaso Melodia

Tag-based physical layer authentication (PLA) has garnered significant attention due to its low complexity and enhanced security. However, existing PLA schemes encounter two challenges. First, unintended user interference, which overlaps…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Lei Yao , Boxiang He , Shilian Wang , Ning Xie

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

The wireless medium contains domain-specific information that can be used to complement and enhance traditional security mechanisms. In this paper we propose ways to exploit the fact that, in a typically rich scattering environment, the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2009-07-29 Liang Xiao , Larry Greenstein , Narayan Mandayam , Wade Trappe

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

Achieving ultra-reliable, low-latency and secure communications is essential for realizing the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Non-coherent massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is one of promising techniques to fulfill…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-27 Zhifang Gu , He Chen , Pingping Xu , Yonghui Li , Branka Vucetic

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

The future 6G-enabled IoT will facilitate seamless global connectivity among ubiquitous wireless devices, but this advancement also introduces heightened security risks such as spoofing attacks. Physical-Layer Authentication (PLA) has…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-08 Rui Meng , Fangzhou Zhu , Xiqi Cheng , Xiaodong Xu , Bizhu Wang , Chen Dong , Bingxuan Xu , Xiaofeng Tao , Ping Zhang

Backscatter communication (BC) emerges as a pivotal technology for ultra-low-power energy harvesting applications, but its practical deployment is often hampered by notable security vulnerabilities. Physical layer authentication (PLA)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-07 Masoud Kaveh , Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Yishan Yang , Zheng Yan , Riku Jantti

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
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