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Recently, we have developed a PHYsical layer Phase Challenge-Response Authentication Scheme (PHY-PCRAS) for independent multicarrier transmission. In this paper, we make a further step by proposing a novel artificial-noise-aided PHY-PCRAS…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-02-19 Xiaofu Wu , Zhen Yan , Cong Ling , Xiang-Gen Xia

Due to the broadcast nature of radio propagation, the wireless transmission can be readily overheard by unauthorized users for interception purposes and is thus highly vulnerable to eavesdropping attacks. To this end, physical-layer…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Yulong Zou , Jia Zhu , Xianbin Wang , Victor C. M. Leung

In this paper, we study robust beamforming design for near-field physical-layer-security (PLS) systems, where a base station (BS) equipped with an extremely large-scale array (XL-array) serves multiple near-field legitimate users (Bobs) in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Chao Zhou , Changsheng You , Cong Zhou , Chengwen Xing , Jianhua Zhang

This paper exploits the potential of physical layer security in massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) aided two-tier heterogeneous networks (HetNets). We focus on the downlink secure transmission in the presence of multiple…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-09-10 Yansha Deng , Lifeng Wang , Kai-Kit Wong , Arumugam Nallanathan , Maged Elkashlan

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) can improve the physical layer security (PLS) by providing a controllable wireless environment. In this paper, we propose a novel PLS technique with the help of IRS implemented by an intelligent mirror…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-01 Lei Qian , Xuefen Chi , Linlin Zhao , Anas Chaaban

In physical layer authentication (PLA) mechanisms, a verifier decides whether a received message has been transmitted by a legitimate user or an intruder, according to some features of the physical channel over which the message traveled.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Francesco Ardizzon , Stefano Tomasin

In this paper, we propose an enhanced physical layer security approach, named joint secrecy and covert communication (JSACC), which aims to improve the performance of physical layer security (PLS). The JSACC system can dynamically switch…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-01 Yanyu Cheng , Haitao Du , Liqin Hu , Wei Yang Bryan Lim , Pan Li

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) has recently emerged as a promising waveform for high-mobility communications due to its resilience to Doppler effects and its advantages for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). AFDM…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-15 Hengxuan Liu , Vincent Savaux , Arman Farhang

This paper explores the physical-layer security in a small cell network (SCN) with cooperative cache-enabled small base stations (SBSs) in the presence of randomly distributed eavesdroppers. We propose a joint design on the caching…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-06-22 Tong-Xing Zheng , Hui-Ming Wang , Jinhong Yuan

Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices that are limited in power and processing are susceptible to physical layer (PHY) spoofing (signal exploitation) attacks owing to their inability to implement a full-blown protocol stack for security. The…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-03-18 Alireza Nooraiepour , Waheed U. Bajwa , Narayan B. Mandayam

Low probability of detection (LPD) communication has recently emerged as a new transmission technology to address privacy and security in wireless networks. Recent studies have established the fundamental limits of LPD communication in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-06-21 Shihao Yan , Xiangyun Zhou , Jinsong Hu , Stephen V. Hanly

Terahertz (THz) communications have naturally promising physical layer security (PLS) performance in the angular domain due to the high directivity feature brought by the ultra-massive multiple-antenna techniques. However, traditional…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-26 Weijun Gao , Xuyang Lu , Chong Han , Zhi Chen

Due to the dramatic increase in high data rate services and in order to meet the demands of the fifth-generation (5G) networks, researchers from both academia and industry are exploring advanced transmission techniques, new network…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-05-29 Mohamed Amine Arfaoui , Mohammad Dehghani Soltani , Iman Tavakkolnia , Ali Ghrayeb , Chadi Assi , Majid Safari , Harald Haas

Channels of satellite communication are usually modeled as Rician fading channels with very large Rician factor or Gaussian channels. Therefore, when a legitimate user is close to an eavesdropping user, the legitimate channel is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-08-16 Shuai Han , Xiangxue Tai , Weixiao Meng , Cheng Li

Visible Light Communication (VLC) systems have relatively higher security compared with traditional Radio Frequency (RF) channels due to line-of-sight (LOS) propagation. However, they still are susceptible to eavesdropping. The proposed…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-13 Ashish Sharma , Harshil Bhatt

We evaluate and quantify the joint effect of fading and multiple interferers on the physical-layer (PHY) security of a system consisted of a base-station (BS), a legitimate user, and an eavesdropper. To this end, we present a novel…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-03-28 Dimitrios S. Karas , Alexandros-Apostolos A. Boulogeorgos , George K. Karagiannidis

Visible light is a proper spectrum for secure wireless communications because of its high directivity and impermeability in indoor scenarios. However, if an eavesdropper is located very close to a legitimate receiver, secure communications…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-11 Geonho Han , Hyuckjin Choi , Ryeong Myeong Kim , Ki Tae Nam , Junil Choi , Theodoros A. Tsiftsis

The frequency diverse array (FDA) based directional modulation (DM) technology plays an important role in the implementation of the physical-layer security (PLS) transmission of 5G and beyond communication system. In order to meet the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-02 Qian Cheng , Shilian Wang , Vincent Fusco , Fanggang Wang , Jiang Zhu , Chao Gu

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has become a crucial technology in the development of next-generation wireless communication systems. The integration of communication and sensing functionalities on a unified spectrum and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-06 Toshiki Matsumine , Hideki Ochiai , Junji Shikata

This paper investigates artificial noise injection into the temporal and spatial dimensions of a legitimate wireless communication system to secure its transmissions from potential eavesdropping. We consider a multiple-input single-output…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-06-21 Ahmed El Shafie , Zhiguo Ding , Naofal Al-Dhahir