Detecting identity-based attacks in wireless networks using signalprints

WiSE 2006 - Proceedings of the 5th ACM Workshop on Wireless Security

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 43-52

  Faria, Daniel B ^a   Cheriton, David R ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Denial of service attacks; IEEE 802.11; Location based services; Security; Wireless LANs

Indexed keywords

DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS; LOCATION BASED SERVICES; SIGNALPRINTS;

CODES (STANDARDS); COMPUTER CRIME; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; SECURITY OF DATA; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

EID: 34247324807     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1161289.1161298     Document Type: Conference Paper

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