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As drones are increasingly used in various civilian applications, the security of drone communications is a growing concern. In this context, we propose novel strategies for challenge-response physical layer authentication (CR-PLA) of drone…
Drone Remote Identification (RID) plays a critical role in low-altitude airspace supervision, yet its broadcast nature and lack of cryptographic protection make it vulnerable to spoofing and replay attacks. In this paper, we propose a…
User authentication in future wireless communication networks is expected to become more complicated due to their large scale and heterogeneity. Furthermore, the computational complexity of classical cryptographic approaches based on public…
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,…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
Tag-based Physical-Layer Authentication (PLA) has attracted significant attention in recent years due to its low complexity, high security, and low latency. Traditional tag-based PLA schemes typically estimate tags by decoding the message…
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…
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…
Ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) has become an integral part of ubiquitous Internet of Things (IoT) applications due to its energy-harvesting capabilities and ultra-low-power consumption. However, the open wireless environment…
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…
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…
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…
This letter proposes a new physical layer authentication mechanism operating at the physical layer of a communication system where the receiver has partial control of the channel conditions (e.g., using an intelligent reflecting surface).…
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…
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)…
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…
Backscattering tag-to-tag networks (BTTNs) are emerging passive radio frequency identification (RFID) systems that facilitate direct communication between tags using an external RF field and play a pivotal role in ubiquitous Internet of…