Security of Wireless Networks AS15

Autumn semester 2015
Course no. 252-1411-00L, (5 ECTS)

Lecture: Tuesday, 13-15h, in protected pageML H 41.1.
Exercises: every second Friday, 13-15h, in protected pageCAB E 87.2 (enter via 88.1).

Course responsible: Srdjan Capkun ()
Assistants: Luka Malisa, Nikos Karapanos and Hildur Olafsdottir.

For any issues, contact us at the following e-mail address:

Course Announcements

01.12 Updated exam schedule

26.11 Lab manual updated with lab 4 instructions

26.11 Tentative exam schedule online

13.11 Lab manual updated with lab 3 instructions

28.10 Lab manual updated with lab 2 instructions

15.10 Guidelines for cantenna exercise posted

28.09 Lab manual online (general guidelines and lab 1 instructions)

28.09 Tentative lab group assignments online

Oral Exam Schedule

The exam will take place in CNB F102.2 and will roughly last 20 minutes per student. The exam is not necessary if you don't need a grade ("Schein").
In the case that you cannot make it to the exam for any reason, please contact the Pruefungsplanstelle (+41 44 632 20 68).

Exam Schedule: [DownloadPDF (PDF, 79 KB)]

Course description

Core elements: Wireless communication channel, Wireless network architectures and protocols, Attacks on wireless networks, Protection techniques.

Course content: Wireless channel basics. Wireless electronic warfare: jamming and target tracking. Basic security protocols in cellular, WLAN and multi-hop networks. Recent advances in security of multi-hop networks; RFID privacy challenges and solutions.

Learning objectives: After this course, the students should be able to: describe and classify security goals and attacks in wireless networks; describe security architectures of the following wireless systems and networks: 802.11, GSM/UMTS, RFID, ad hoc/sensor networks; reason about security protocols for wireless network; implement mechanisms to secure 802.11 networks.

Evaluation:
Oral exam = 80% of the grade
20% exercises and related reports

Detailed content

Wireless Electronic Warfare
basics (wireless channel equations)
jamming and antijamming
low-probability of intercept signals (LPI)
source localization techniques
Related exercise: cantenna
Security of WiFi networks
802.11 architecture and protocols
(un)authorized access: MAC filtering, WEP, WPA, 802.1X, 802.11i
Selfish behavior in WiFi networks
Related exercises: WiFi security issues
Security of Cellular networks
GSM and UMTS security architectures
Attacks on GSM networks
Security in wireless multi-hop networks
architectures and protocols
naming and addressing
key establishment/management
secure distributed computing
thwarting selfish behavior
Secure RFID systems
readers and tags
security issues: privacy, forgery, sabotage
RFID security protocols
Special (research) topics
wireless device pairing
broadcast authentication
secure localization and time synchronization
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Course Material

Week 1 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 9.1 MB)]

Week 2 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 3.9 MB)]

Week 3 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.9 MB)]

Week 4 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 4.4 MB)]

Week 5 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.5 MB)]

Week 6 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 7.8 MB)]

Week 7 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.6 MB)]

Week 8 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.3 MB)]

Week 9 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 804 KB)]

Week 10 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.3 MB)]

Week 11 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 540 KB)]

Week 12 Lecture [DownloadPDF (PDF, 209 KB)]

Lab Exercises

Labs will be organized in separate groups and all will be held in protected pageCAB E 87.2. Lab materials will be released progressively throughout the semester.

Lab groups assignments: [DownloadPDF (PDF, 39 KB)]

Lab manual: [DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.1 MB)]

Cantenna lab: [DownloadPDF (PDF, 195 KB)]