Challenges of security and trust in Avionics Wireless Networks

Akram, Raja Naeem; Markantonakis, Konstantinos; Kariyawasam, Sharadha; Ayub, Shahid; Seeam, Amar; Atkinson, Robert

doi:10.1109/dasc.2015.7311416

Cited by 9 publications

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“…Challenges to an AWN are from known attacks on the wireless nodes of the network. Few known attacks in wireless networks along with possible solutions are discussed in (Akram et al, 2015): ARP spoofing attack: This involves an adversary trying to associate his MAC address with the IP address of a genuine node. ARP spoofing attack can be avoided by node authentication using asymmetric cryptography.…”

Section: Security In Avionics Wireless Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges in implementing a wireless avionics network

Ramanatt

Natarajan

Shobha

2020

AEAT

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Purpose Aircraft manufacturers for a long time have been looking to reduce the weight of on board equipment to enhance performance both from commercial aspect and from military aspect. The existing wired technology, using cables to connect different on board line replaceable unit apart from increasing the weight also increases the complexity related to electromagnetic interference, installation and maintenance. With continuous technology upgradation in the wireless domain, aviation industry is in the process of using wireless technology for intra-aircraft communication. Wireless technology can meet most of the challenges of modern avionics systems and significantly reduce the weight. This paper aims to look at various aspects of implementing a wireless network including issues related to wired network, aircraft channel, interference issues, suitable wireless protocols for aircraft applications and security aspects. Design/methodology/approach The paper has relied on literature study on wireless avionics intra-communications (WAIC) and the research work carried out in specific areas related to channel inside an aircraft, interference issues of wireless systems with onboard and external systems operating in the same band and security issues related to wireless network and security requirements of implementing an avionics wireless network (AWN). To identify suitable wireless protocol for AWN literature review and simulation to compare different protocols was carried out. Findings A single wireless protocol may not be suitable for all aircraft systems, and therefore, there may be a requirement to use multiple technologies. Mutual interference is not expected between WAIC systems with on board and external systems operating in the same band. The channel inside an aircraft is expected to be Rician (LOS) or Rayleigh (NLOS). However, additional measurements may have to be undertaken to have a generalized channel model. Security aspects in an AWN are critical and needs to be analyzed in detail prior to any wireless deployment. Practical implications Implementation of wireless technology can pave the way for usage of wireless technology for future generation avionics. With International Telecommunication Union allotting dedicated band for WAIC operations, considerable amount of research has been initiated in this field. It is believed that in the coming 2-3 years, the designers will be ready to replace the existing data wires with wireless transceivers. With radio technical commission for aeronautics and EURACAE involved in development of minimum operations performance standards for WAIC systems use of wireless for intra communication is bound to happen. Therefore, it is necessary to look at different issues for integrating wireless in the avionics domain. Originality/value The existing studies have been carried out in individual domains of using wireless in avionics. Separate studies and research work has been carried out for identifying wireless protocols, aircraft channel models, interference issues and security aspects. The paper has attempted to look at all these aspects together including certification.

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Section: Security In Avionics Wireless Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges in implementing a wireless avionics network

Ramanatt

Natarajan

Shobha

2020

AEAT

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“…The explicit trust assurance should be provided by the (aircraft) device that is participating in the AWN communication. This would build in an assurance that only secure and trusted devices (explicitly trusted devices with per-protocol run assurance) will participate in the AWN, potentially countering physically altered devices and/or re-introduction of a decommissioned device as discussed in [3,5].…”

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“…As reported by [1], roughly 30 percent of wires are potential candidates for wireless substitutes. Therefore, as highlighted in [3], wireless solutions have more than reasonable prospects as long as security, safety and high reliability can be maintained.…”

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An efficient, secure and trusted channel protocol for avionics wireless networks

Akram¹,

Markantonakis²,

Mayes³

et al. 2016

2016 IEEE/AIAA 35th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)

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Abstract-Avionics networks rely on a set of stringent reliability and safety requirements. In existing deployments, most of these networks are based on a wired technology, which supports these requirements. Furthermore, this technology simplifies the security management of the network since certain assumptions can be safely made, including the inability of an attacker to access the network, and the fact that it is almost impossible for an attacker to introduce a node into the network. The proposal for Avionics Wireless Networks (AWNs, currently under consideration by multiple aerospace working groups, promises a reduction in the complexity of electrical wiring harness design and fabrication, a reduction in the total weight of wires, increased customization possibilities, and the capacity to monitor otherwise inaccessible moving or rotating aircraft parts such as landing gear and some sections of the aircraft engines. While providing these benefits, the AWN must ensure that it provides levels of safety that are at minimum equivalent to those offered by the wired equivalent. In this paper, we propose a secure and trusted channel protocol that satisfies the stated security and operational requirements for an AWN protocol. There are three main objectives for this protocol. First, the protocol has to provide the assurance that all communicating entities can trust each other, and can trust their internal (secure) software and hardware states. Second, the protocol has to establish a fair key exchange between all communicating entities so as to provide a secure channel. Finally, the third objective is to be efficient for both the initial start-up of the network and when resuming a session after a cold and/or warm restart of a node. The proposed protocol is implemented within a demo AWN, and performance measurements are presented based on this implementation. In addition, we formally verify our proposed protocol using CasperFDR.

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“…This will not only ensure that the communication channel is protected and devices are authenticated but also that the status of applications on the devices are also secure (and free of any malicious alterations). For an in-depth analysis and security recommendations on how to design a secure channel for digital avionics systems, please refer to [10].…”

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Challenges of security and trust of mobile devices as digital avionics component

Akram

Markantonakis

2016

2016 Integrated Communications Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS)

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Mobile devices are becoming part of modern digital avionics. Mobile devices can be applied to a range of scenarios, from Electronic Flight Bags to maintenance platforms, in order to manage and configure flight information, configure avionics networks or perform maintenance tasks (including offloading flight logs). It can be argued that recent developments show an increased use of personal mobile devices playing an integral part in the digital avionics industry. In this paper, we look into different proposals for integrating mobile devices with various avionics networks -either as part of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or Corporate Owned Personally Enabled (COPE) paradigms. Furthermore, we will evaluate the security and trust challenges presented by these devices in their respective domains. This analysis will also include the issues related to communication between the mobile device and the aircraft network via either wired or wireless channels. Finally, the paper puts forward a set of guidelines with regards to the security and trust issues that might be crucial when enabling mobile devices to be part of aircraft networks.

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Challenges of security and trust in Avionics Wireless Networks

Cited by 9 publications

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Challenges in implementing a wireless avionics network

Challenges in implementing a wireless avionics network

An efficient, secure and trusted channel protocol for avionics wireless networks

Challenges of security and trust of mobile devices as digital avionics component

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