Machine learning-based spoofing attack detection in mmWave 60GHz IEEE 802.11 ad networks

N Wang, L Jiao, P Wang, W Li… - IEEE INFOCOM 2020 …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
N Wang, L Jiao, P Wang, W Li, K Zeng
IEEE INFOCOM 2020-IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, 2020ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spoofing attacks pose a serious threat to wireless communications. Exploiting physical-layer
features to counter spoofing attacks is a promising solution. Although various physical-layer
spoofing attack detection (PL-SAD) techniques have been proposed for conventional 802.11
networks in the sub-6GHz band, the study of PL-SAD for 802.11 ad networks in 5G
millimeter wave (mmWave) 60GHz band is largely open. In this paper, we propose a unique
physical layer feature in IEEE 802.11 ad networks, ie, the signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) trace …
Spoofing attacks pose a serious threat to wireless communications. Exploiting physical-layer features to counter spoofing attacks is a promising solution. Although various physical-layer spoofing attack detection (PL-SAD) techniques have been proposed for conventional 802.11 networks in the sub-6GHz band, the study of PL-SAD for 802.11ad networks in 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) 60GHz band is largely open. In this paper, we propose a unique physical layer feature in IEEE 802.11ad networks, i.e., the signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) trace obtained at the receiver in the sector level sweep (SLS) process, to achieve efficient PL-SAD. The SNR trace is readily extractable from the off-the-shelf device, and it is dependent on both transmitter location and intrinsic hardware impairment. Therefore, it can be used to achieve an efficient detection no matter the attacker is co-located with the legitimate transmitter or not. The detection problem is formulated as a machine learning classification problem. To tackle the small sample learning and fast model construction challenges, we propose a novel neural network framework consisting of a backpropation network, a forward propagation network, and generative adversarial networks (GANs). It can tackle small sample learning and allow for quick model construction. We conduct experiments using off-the-shelf 802.11ad devices, Talon AD7200s and MG360, to evaluate the performance of the proposed PL-SAD scheme. Experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed PL-SAD scheme, and the detection accuracy can reach 98% using small sample sizes under different scenarios.
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