Improved wireless security for gmsk-based devices using rf fingerprinting

International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-59

  Reising, Donald R ^a   Temple, Michael A ^a   Mendenhall, Michael J ^a  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentication.; Gaussian minimum shift keying; GMSK; MDA; Multiplediscriminant analysis; PHY; Physical layer; RF fingerprinting; SEI; Specific emitter identification; Wireless security

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; NETWORK LAYERS; PALMPRINT RECOGNITION; PHASE SHIFT KEYING;

GAUSSIAN MINIMUM SHIFT KEYING; GMSK; MULTIPLEDISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL LAYERS; RF FINGERPRINTING; SPECIFIC EMITTER IDENTIFICATION; WIRELESS SECURITY;

MOBILE SECURITY;

EID: 77950633052     PISSN: 1751911X     EISSN: 17519128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESDF.2010.032330     Document Type: Article

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