Seminar Secuity for Ad-Hoc networks

Responsible

Lecturer

Time & Place

Wednesday, 17:00h - 18:30h, b-it 2.1.
First meeting: 04.04.2007.

Prerequisites

None.

Wireless ad hoc networks are networks that do not have an underlying fixed infrastructure. Mobile hosts "join" in, on the fly, and create a network on their own. This is in contrast to older network technologies in which some designated nodes, usually with custom hardware (routers, switches, hubs, firewalls, ...) perform the task of forwarding the data. Minimal configuration and quick deployment make ad hoc networks suitable for emergency situations like natural or human-induced disasters, military conflicts, emergency medical situations etc. With the network topology changing dynamically and the lack of a centralized network management functionality, these networks tend to be vulnerable to a number of attacks. There is a need to devise security solutions to prevent attacks that jeopardize the secure network operation.

This seminar aims to provide a state-of-the-art view of security in wireless ad hoc networks.

Schedule of presentations

23.05.2007 : Dies Academicus
30.05.2007 (16:00 -> 17:30) : Overview of WIFI security.
Thomas Berndt
- Levente Buttyan (BME) and Jean-Pierre Hubaux (EPFL) - Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks
  Chapter 1
- S. R. Fluhrer, I. Mantin and A. Shamir, Weaknesses in the Key Scheduling Algorithm of RC4.
- N. Borisov, I. Goldberg and D. Wagner, "Intercepting Mobile Communications: The Insecurity of 802.11"
- Wikipedia, Wi-Fi and Wired Equivalent Privacy
30.05.2007 (17:30 -> 19:00): Overview of Bluetooth security.
Nicolai Scheer
- Levente Buttyan (BME) and Jean-Pierre Hubaux (EPFL) - Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks
  Chapter 1
- M. Jakobsson and S. Wetzel, Security Weaknesses in Bluetooth.
- O. Levy and A. Wool, A uniform framework for cryptanalysis of the Bluetooth E0 cipher.
- Bluetooth Security White Paper
13.06.2007 (17:30 -> 19:00): Overview of cellular networks security.
Ifeoma Uwadia
- Levente Buttyan (BME) and Jean-Pierre Hubaux (EPFL) - Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks
  Chapter 1
- E. Barkan, E. Biham and N. Keller, Instant Ciphertext-Only Cryptanalysis of GSM Encrypted Communication.
- E. Biham and O. Dunkelman, Cryptanalysis of the A5/1 GSM Stream Cipher.
- GSM Security
20.06.2007 (16:00 -> 17:30): Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: definitions and security issues.
Mohammad Khalilbeigi
- Levente Buttyan (BME) and Jean-Pierre Hubaux (EPFL) - Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks
  Chapter 2
20.06.2007 (17:30 -> 19:00): Security and Privacy in RFID Systems
Ali Sura Özdemir
- Levente Buttyan (BME) and Jean-Pierre Hubaux (EPFL) - Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks
  Chapter 2
- Gildas Avoine. Cryptography in Radio Frequency Identification and Fair Exchange Protocols.
  (PhD Thesis, December 2005)
- Security and Privacy in RFID Systems
27.06.2007 (16:00 -> 17:30): Naming and Addressing in Ad Hoc Networks.
Nachiket Apte
- Levente Buttyan (BME) and Jean-Pierre Hubaux (EPFL) - Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks
  Chapter 4
27.06.2007 (17:30 -> 19:00): Secure Ad Hoc Networks routing protocols.
Wenmei Xu
- Levente Buttyan (BME) and Jean-Pierre Hubaux (EPFL) - Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks
  Chapter 7

Allocation

Media Informatics, Computer and Communication Technology.
University of Bonn - Computer Science, A.
University of Bonn - Mathematics, ??