Countering the parking lot attack: employing monopulse radar methods to detect and geo-locate RF targets operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band

dc.contributor.advisor Thomas Earl Daniels
dc.contributor.author Gieseman, Daniel
dc.contributor.department Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
dc.date 2018-08-11T13:03:03.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-30T02:59:27Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-30T02:59:27Z
dc.date.copyright Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015
dc.date.embargo 2001-01-01
dc.date.issued 2015-01-01
dc.description.abstract <p>Many attacks on information systems occur when an adversary exploits wireless networking technology to remotely gain access to sensitive or confidential data housed within a targeted facility. Where such attack vectors exist, even the most stringent physical security safeguards can fail in preventing an attacker from executing a stand-off attack aimed at compromising facility systems. This class of attack, where the attacker remains positioned outside the physical confines of a facility and instead penetrates a network using a wireless vulnerability, is commonly referred to by security researchers as the “Parking Lot Attack”.</p> <p>In this work, we present a scheme deploying an integrated network of sensors intended to detect and geo-locate any wireless emitter attempting the Parking Lot Attack. A novel feature of our system is the use of monopulse radar methods to assign Line-of-Bearing estimates to any detected RF target. Our design provides for a series of cooperative, mechanically steered, detection sensors each employing a remotely controlled monopulse antenna array. Combining the Line-of-Bearing estimates obtained from multiple detection sensors supports the processing functionality required to geo-locate any RF station actively transmitting within range of our system.</p> <p>Our research program encompasses three facets, presented as separate chapters in this dissertation. We first describe our system design and architecture, and then we proceed into a quantitative study focused on analyzing the performance of a prototype detection sensor we developed to support field-operational experimentation. We also constructed a software model of our detection system, suitable for simulation studies. We describe how the simulation toolset can be utilized to answer questions about system deployment and operational strategy.</p>
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dc.identifier archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14827/
dc.identifier.articleid 5834
dc.identifier.contextkey 8330876
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.31274/etd-180810-4413
dc.identifier.s3bucket isulib-bepress-aws-west
dc.identifier.submissionpath etd/14827
dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/29012
dc.language.iso en
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dc.subject.disciplines Computer Engineering
dc.subject.disciplines Electrical and Electronics
dc.subject.keywords Computer Engineering
dc.subject.keywords 2.4 GHz
dc.subject.keywords geo-location
dc.subject.keywords Localization
dc.subject.keywords monopulse
dc.subject.keywords Security
dc.subject.keywords Wireless
dc.title Countering the parking lot attack: employing monopulse radar methods to detect and geo-locate RF targets operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band
dc.type dissertation
dc.type.genre dissertation
dspace.entity.type Publication
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thesis.degree.level dissertation
thesis.degree.name Doctor of Philosophy
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