Protecting Clock Synchronization: Adversary Detection through Network Monitoring
Joint Authors
Lisova, Elena
Gutiérrez, Marina
Steiner, Wilfried
Uhlemann, Elisabeth
Åkerberg, Johan
Dobrin, Radu
Björkman, Mats
Source
Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Nowadays, industrial networks are often used for safety-critical applications with real-time requirements.
Such applications usually have a time-triggered nature with message scheduling as a core property.
Scheduling requires nodes to share the same notion of time, that is, to be synchronized.
Therefore, clock synchronization is a fundamental asset in real-time networks.
However, since typical standards for clock synchronization, for example, IEEE 1588, do not provide the required level of security, it raises the question of clock synchronization protection.
In this paper, we identify a way to break synchronization based on the IEEE 1588 standard, by conducting a man-in-the-middle (MIM) attack followed by a delay attack.
A MIM attack can be accomplished through, for example, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) poisoning.
Using the AVISPA tool, we evaluate the potential to perform a delay attack using ARP poisoning and analyze its consequences showing both that the attack can, indeed, break clock synchronization and that some design choices, such as a relaxed synchronization condition mode, delay bounding, and using knowledge of environmental conditions, can make the network more robust/resilient against these kinds of attacks.
Lastly, a Configuration Agent is proposed to monitor and detect anomalies introduced by an adversary performing attacks targeting clock synchronization.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lisova, Elena& Gutiérrez, Marina& Steiner, Wilfried& Uhlemann, Elisabeth& Åkerberg, Johan& Dobrin, Radu…[et al.]. 2016. Protecting Clock Synchronization: Adversary Detection through Network Monitoring. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108459
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lisova, Elena…[et al.]. Protecting Clock Synchronization: Adversary Detection through Network Monitoring. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108459
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lisova, Elena& Gutiérrez, Marina& Steiner, Wilfried& Uhlemann, Elisabeth& Åkerberg, Johan& Dobrin, Radu…[et al.]. Protecting Clock Synchronization: Adversary Detection through Network Monitoring. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108459
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108459