PAST-AI: Physical-Layer Authentication of Satellite Transmitters via Deep Learning

<p dir="ltr">Physical-layer security is regaining traction in the research community, due to the performance boost introduced by deep learning classification algorithms. This is particularly true for sender authentication in wireless communications via radio fingerprinting. However,...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Gabriele Oligeri (14151426) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Savio Sciancalepore (16864152) (author), Simone Raponi (14158911) (author), Roberto Di Pietro (16875987) (author)
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Roberto Di Pietro (16875987)
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Communications engineering
Information and computing sciences
Artificial intelligence
Cybersecurity and privacy
Distributed computing and systems software
Machine learning
Satellite broadcasting
Authentication
Convolutional neural networks
Symbols
Wireless communication
Task analysis
Feature extraction
Physical-layer security
Satellite systems security
Applications of artificial intelligence for security
Wireless security
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description <p dir="ltr">Physical-layer security is regaining traction in the research community, due to the performance boost introduced by deep learning classification algorithms. This is particularly true for sender authentication in wireless communications via radio fingerprinting. However, previous research mainly focused on terrestrial wireless devices while, to the best of our knowledge, none of the previous work considered satellite transmitters. The satellite scenario is generally challenging because, among others, satellite radio transducers feature non-standard electronics (usually aged and specifically designed for harsh conditions). Moreover, the fingerprinting task is specifically difficult for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites (like the ones we focus in this paper) since they feature a low bit-rate and orbit at about 800 Km from the Earth, at a speed of around 25,000 Km/h, thus making the receiver experiencing a down-link with unique attenuation and fading characteristics. In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness and main limitations of AI-based solutions to the physical-layer authentication of LEO satellites. Our study is performed on massive real data—more than 100M I-Q samples—collected from an extensive measurements campaign on the IRIDIUM LEO satellites constellation, lasting 589 hours. Our results show that Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and autoencoders (if properly calibrated) can be successfully adopted to authenticate the satellite transducers, with an accuracy spanning between 0.8 and 1, depending on prior assumptions. However, the relatively high number of I-Q samples required by the proposed methodology, coupled with the low bandwidth of satellite link, might prevent the detection of the spoofing attack under certain configuration parameters.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tifs.2022.3219287" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tifs.2022.3219287</a></p>
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spelling PAST-AI: Physical-Layer Authentication of Satellite Transmitters via Deep LearningGabriele Oligeri (14151426)Savio Sciancalepore (16864152)Simone Raponi (14158911)Roberto Di Pietro (16875987)EngineeringCommunications engineeringInformation and computing sciencesArtificial intelligenceCybersecurity and privacyDistributed computing and systems softwareMachine learningSatellite broadcastingAuthenticationConvolutional neural networksSymbolsWireless communicationTask analysisFeature extractionPhysical-layer securitySatellite systems securityApplications of artificial intelligence for securityWireless security<p dir="ltr">Physical-layer security is regaining traction in the research community, due to the performance boost introduced by deep learning classification algorithms. This is particularly true for sender authentication in wireless communications via radio fingerprinting. However, previous research mainly focused on terrestrial wireless devices while, to the best of our knowledge, none of the previous work considered satellite transmitters. The satellite scenario is generally challenging because, among others, satellite radio transducers feature non-standard electronics (usually aged and specifically designed for harsh conditions). Moreover, the fingerprinting task is specifically difficult for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites (like the ones we focus in this paper) since they feature a low bit-rate and orbit at about 800 Km from the Earth, at a speed of around 25,000 Km/h, thus making the receiver experiencing a down-link with unique attenuation and fading characteristics. In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness and main limitations of AI-based solutions to the physical-layer authentication of LEO satellites. Our study is performed on massive real data—more than 100M I-Q samples—collected from an extensive measurements campaign on the IRIDIUM LEO satellites constellation, lasting 589 hours. Our results show that Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and autoencoders (if properly calibrated) can be successfully adopted to authenticate the satellite transducers, with an accuracy spanning between 0.8 and 1, depending on prior assumptions. However, the relatively high number of I-Q samples required by the proposed methodology, coupled with the low bandwidth of satellite link, might prevent the detection of the spoofing attack under certain configuration parameters.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tifs.2022.3219287" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tifs.2022.3219287</a></p>2022-11-03T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1109/tifs.2022.3219287https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/PAST-AI_Physical-Layer_Authentication_of_Satellite_Transmitters_via_Deep_Learning/24056283CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/240562832022-11-03T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle PAST-AI: Physical-Layer Authentication of Satellite Transmitters via Deep Learning
Gabriele Oligeri (14151426)
Engineering
Communications engineering
Information and computing sciences
Artificial intelligence
Cybersecurity and privacy
Distributed computing and systems software
Machine learning
Satellite broadcasting
Authentication
Convolutional neural networks
Symbols
Wireless communication
Task analysis
Feature extraction
Physical-layer security
Satellite systems security
Applications of artificial intelligence for security
Wireless security
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title PAST-AI: Physical-Layer Authentication of Satellite Transmitters via Deep Learning
title_full PAST-AI: Physical-Layer Authentication of Satellite Transmitters via Deep Learning
title_fullStr PAST-AI: Physical-Layer Authentication of Satellite Transmitters via Deep Learning
title_full_unstemmed PAST-AI: Physical-Layer Authentication of Satellite Transmitters via Deep Learning
title_short PAST-AI: Physical-Layer Authentication of Satellite Transmitters via Deep Learning
title_sort PAST-AI: Physical-Layer Authentication of Satellite Transmitters via Deep Learning
topic Engineering
Communications engineering
Information and computing sciences
Artificial intelligence
Cybersecurity and privacy
Distributed computing and systems software
Machine learning
Satellite broadcasting
Authentication
Convolutional neural networks
Symbols
Wireless communication
Task analysis
Feature extraction
Physical-layer security
Satellite systems security
Applications of artificial intelligence for security
Wireless security