A Probing Model of Secret Key Generation Based on Channel Autocorrelation Function

Secret key generation(SKG)is a promising solution to the problem of wireless communications security.As the first step of SKG,channel probing affects it significantly.Although there have been some probing schemes,there is a lack of research on the optimization of the probing process.This study investigates how to optimize correlated parameters to maximize the SKG rate(SKGR)in the time-division duplex(TDD)mode.First,we build a probing model which includes the effects of transmitting power,the probing period,and the dimension of sample vectors.Based on the model,the analytical expression of the SKGR is given.Next,we formulate an optimization problem for maximizing the SKGR and give an algorithm to solve it.We conclude the SKGR monotonically increases as the transmitting power increases.Relevant mathematical proofs are given in this study.From the simulation results,increasing appropriately the probing period and the dimension of the sample vector could increase the SKGR dramatically compared to a yardstick,which indicates the importance of optimizing the parameters related to the channel probing phase.

Fast Secret Key Generation Based on Dynamic Private Pilot from Static Wireless Channels

In static or quasi-static wireless channel environments, secret key generation(SKG) based on wireless channels is vulnerable to active attacks due to the openness and invariance of public pilot, especially man-inthe-middle(MITM) attacks, where attacker acts as a transparent relay to manipulate channel measurements and derive the generated keys. In order to fight against this attack, a dynamic private pilot is designed, where both private pilot and secret key are derived from the characteristics of wireless channels and private to third party. In static or quasi-static environments, we use singular value decomposition techniques to reconstitute the wireless channels to improve the randomness of the wireless channels. Private pilot can encrypt and authenticate the wireless channels, which can make channel state information intercepted by MITM attacker reduced to zero and the SKG rate close to that without attacks. Results of analysis and simulation show the proposed SKG scheme can withdraw the MITM attacks.

Power Allocation Strategy for Secret Key Generation Method in Wireless Communications

Secret key generation(SKG)is an emerging technology to secure wireless communication from attackers.Therefore,the SKG at the physical layer is an alternate solution over traditional cryptographic methods due to wireless channels’uncertainty.However,the physical layer secret key generation(PHY-SKG)depends on two fundamental parameters,i.e.,coherence time and power allocation.The coherence time for PHY-SKG is not applicable to secure wireless channels.This is because coherence time is for a certain period of time.Thus,legitimate users generate the secret keys(SKs)with a shorter key length in size.Hence,an attacker can quickly get information about the SKs.Consequently,the attacker can easily get valuable information from authentic users.Therefore,we considered the scheme of power allocation to enhance the secret key generation rate(SKGR)between legitimate users.Hence,we propose an alternative method,i.e.,a power allocation,to improve the SKGR.Our results show 72%higher SKGR in bits/sec by increasing power transmission.In addition,the power transmission is based on two important parameters,i.e.,epsilon and power loss factor,as given in power transmission equations.We found out that a higher value of epsilon impacts power transmission and subsequently impacts the SKGR.The SKGR is approximately 40.7%greater at 250 from 50 mW at epsilon=1.The value of SKGR is reduced to 18.5%at 250 mW when epsilonis 0.5.Furthermore,the transmission power is also measured against the different power loss factor values,i.e.,3.5,3,and 2.5,respectively,at epsilon=0.5.Hence,it is concluded that the value of epsilon and power loss factor impacts power transmission and,consequently,impacts the SKGR.

Analysis and Application of Endogenous Wireless Security Principle for Key Generation

The open and broadcast nature of wireless channels leads to the inherent security problem of information leakage in wireless communication.We can utilize endogenous security functions to resolve this problem.The fundamental solution is channel-based mechanisms,like physical layer secret keys.Unfortunately,current investigations have not fully exploited the randomness of wireless channels,making secret key rates not high.Consequently,user data can be encrypted by reducing the data rate to match the secret key rate.Based on the analysis of the endogenous wireless security principle,we proposed that the channel-based endogenous secret key rate can nearly match the maximum data rate in the fast-fading environments.After that,we validated the proposition in an instantiation system with multiple phase shift keying(MPSK)inputs from the perspectives of both theoretical analysis and simulation experiments.The results indicate that it is possible to accomplish the onetime pad without decreasing the data rate via channelbased endogenous keys.Besides,we can realize highspeed endogenously secure transmission by introducing independent channels in the domains of frequency,space,or time.The conclusions derived provide a new idea for wireless security and promote the application of the endogenous security theory.

A High Consistency Wireless Key Generation Scheme for Vehicular Communication Based on Wiener Filter Extrapolation

Secret key generation from wireless channel is an emerging technology for communication network security,which exploits the reciprocity and time variability of wireless channels to generate symmetrical keys between the communication parties.Compared to the existing asymmetric key distribution methods,secret key generation from wireless channel has low complexity and high security,making it especially suitable for distributed networks.In vehicular communications,the reciprocity of wireless channel is degraded due to the movement of vehicular.This paper proposes a high consistency wireless key generation scheme for vehicular communication,especially applied to LTE-V2X(LTE vehicle to everything)systems.A channel reciprocity enhancement method is designed based on Wiener filter extrapolation,which can efficiently reduce the mismatch between the channels at the receiver and significantly reduce key disagreement rate.A real experimental system based on vehicle and universal software radio peripheral(USRP)platform is setup to verify the secret key generation in LTE-V2X systems.The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified in simulations and extensive practical tests.

基于设备与信道特征的物理层安全方法

接入安全与数据保密是无线网络安全性和保密性的两个最重要的因素.然而,基于计算安全的身份认证及保密通信方法在未来信息化系统中面临巨大挑战.与此同时,基于信息论安全的物理层安全为身份认证和保密通信开辟了新的思路.本文综述了近年来基于设备与信道特征的物理层安全方法的研究进展.利用无线通信设备、信道的特性可以从物理层实现设备身份的识别与认证以及密钥的分发与更新,同时具备高度安全性与使用便捷性.其中,设备指纹方法从发射信号中提取发送设备的特征,作为设备身份的唯一标识,从而准确识别不同发射源个体.指纹的唯一性、鲁棒性、长时不变性、独立性、统一性和可移植性是设备指纹身份认证的依据.而基于信道特征的密钥生成方法则从接收射频信号中提取互易的上下行信道的参数,转化为对称密钥,实现一次一密的安全传输.同样地,密钥的一致性、随机性、防窃听性则是反映无线信道密钥生成方法性能的关键要素.本文对设备指纹与信道密钥的关键要素归纳分析,并指出目前存在的几类难点问题.最后,本文讨论了在未来移动通信中该技术新的应用场景.