TWC: Medium: Hardware Trojans in Wireless Networks - Risks and Remedies

TWC：中：无线网络中的硬件木马 - 风险和补救措施

基本信息

批准号：
1514050
负责人：
Yiorgos Makris
金额：
$ 112.94万
依托单位：
University of Texas at Dallas
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2015
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2015-09-01 至 2020-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1514050&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
TWC Medium Hardware Trojans Wireless

项目摘要

This project investigates the risks instigated by malicious hardware modifications (hardware Trojans) in the nodes of a wireless network and aims to develop remedies, thereby enabling secure deployment and fostering technology trustworthiness. Due to the lack of assurance mechanisms in the globalized integrated circuit (IC) supply chain, hardware Trojans have recently become the topic of intensified concern. At the same time, wireless networks constitute an indispensable part of modern electronic systems and their ability to communicate data that is typically encrypted over public channels makes them a prime attack target. Accordingly, this project provides a synergistic approach that combines information theory with IC design and test practices.This project focuses on (1) modeling the risk induced by hardware Trojans in wireless networks, (2) elucidating this risk by designing realistic hardware Trojan-based attacks on both the baseband processor and the RF front-end, (3) developing countermeasures for preventing insertion and facilitating detection of hardware Trojans in wireless networks, and (4) demonstrating attack feasibility and countermeasure effectiveness using popular experimentation platforms enhanced with custom-designed Trojan-free and Trojan-infested Radio Frequency ICs. The investigators participate in outreach activities organized by Cybersecurity Research and Education Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas.

该项目调查了无线网络节点中恶意硬件修改（硬件木马）所煽动的风险，并旨在开发补救措施，从而实现安全的部署并促进技术可信度。由于全球化综合电路（IC）供应链缺乏保证机制，硬件木马最近已成为引起人们关注的问题。同时，无线网络构成了现代电子系统必不可少的部分及其传达通常通过公共渠道加密的数据的能力，使其成为主要的攻击目标。因此，该项目提供了一种协同的方法，将信息理论与IC设计和测试实践相结合。该项目重点是（1）建模无线网络中硬件Trojans引起的风险，（2）通过设计基于硬件的trot攻击来阐明这种风险，以防止基于硬件的攻击基于基于硬件的攻击。无线网络，以及（4）使用流行的实验平台展示了攻击可行性和对策有效性，并通过定制设计的无特洛伊木马和木马注射的射频ICS增强了攻击性和对策。研究人员参加了德克萨斯大学达拉斯大学网络安全研究和教育研究所组织的外展活动。