IN3’s K-riptography and Information Security for Open Networks (KISON) is pleased to invite you to the seminar: «On the detection of Multi-Channel Man-in-the-middle attacks in Wi-Fi networks», given by Manesh Thankappan, research assistant in the KISON group.
Venue
Can Jaumandreu (1st Floor, Room 1)
Perú Street, 52
08018 Barcelona
Espanya
When
18/05/2022 15.30h
Organized by
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, IN3's K-riptography and Information Security for Open Networks (KISON) research group
Program
Abstract
Multi-channel Man-in-the-Middle (MC-MitM) attacks are special MitM attacks capable of manipulating encrypted wireless frames between clients and the AP in a Wireless LAN (WLAN) without possessing any legitimate Wi-Fi passphrases. MC-MitM attacks are possible against any Wi-Fi client no matter how it authenticates with the AP. Therefore, such attacks are practicable against personal and enterprise WLANs that follow WPA, WPA2, or WPA3 encryption standards. Key reinstallation attacks (KRACK) in 2017-18, and the latest FragAttacks in 2021 are frontline MC-MitM attacks that widely impacted millions of Wi-Fi systems, especially those with Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Existing defense mechanisms cannot handle such attacks because of several interoperability issues and device or protocol modifications in the targeted Wi-Fi network. This research focuses on developing a signature based wireless intrusion detection system framework for MC-MitM attacks that can be easily integrated into Wi-Fi-based IoT environments, such as Smart Homes.
Manesh Thankappan
Research assistant in the KISON group, currently pursuing his PhD.