This thesis presents the establishment of a covert-channel in wireless networks in the form
of frames with intentionally corrupted Frame Check Sequences (FCSs). Previous works had
alluded to the possibility of using this kind of covert-channel as an attack vector. We modify
a simulation tool, called Sinalgo, which is used as a test bed for generating hypothetical
scenarios for establishing a covert-channel. Single and Multi-Agent systems have been
proposed as behaviour-based intrusion detection mechanisms, which utilize statistical
information about network traffic. This utilized statistical information is used to detect
covert-channel communications. This work highlights the potential impact of having this
attack perpetrated in communications equipment with a low chance of being detected, if
properly crafted. / UOIT
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OOSHDU.10155/169 |
| Date | 01 July 2011 |
| Creators | Najafizadeh, Ali |
| Contributors | Liscano, Ramiro, Martin, Miguel Vargas |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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