Encryption on the air : non-Invasive security for implantable medical devices

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2011.

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Main Author: Al-Hassanieh, Haitham (Haitham Zuhair)
Other Authors: Dina Katabi.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66020
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spelling mit-1721.1/660202019-04-12T11:20:58Z Encryption on the air : non-Invasive security for implantable medical devices Al-Hassanieh, Haitham (Haitham Zuhair) Dina Katabi. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2011. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-78). Modern implantable medical devices (IMDs) including pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators and nerve stimulators feature wireless connectivity that enables remote monitoring and post-implantation adjustment. However, recent work has demonstrated that flawed security tempers these medical benefits. In particular, an understandable lack of cryptographic mechanisms results in the IMD disclosing private data and being unable to distinguish authorized from unauthorized commands. In this thesis, we present IMD-Shield; a prototype defenses against a previously proposed suite of attacks on IMDs. IMD-Shield is an external entity that uses a new full dulpex radio design to secure transmissions to and from the IMD on the air wihtout incorporating the IMD itself. Because replacing the install base of wireless-enabled IMDs is infeasible, our system non-invasively enhances the security of unmodified IMDs. We implement and evaluate our mechanism against modern IMDs in a variety of attack scenarios and find that it effectively provides confidentiality for private data and shields the IMD from unauthorized commands. by Haitham Al-Hassanieh. S.M. 2011-09-27T18:33:19Z 2011-09-27T18:33:19Z 2011 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66020 751988597 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 78 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Al-Hassanieh, Haitham (Haitham Zuhair)
Encryption on the air : non-Invasive security for implantable medical devices
title Encryption on the air : non-Invasive security for implantable medical devices
title_full Encryption on the air : non-Invasive security for implantable medical devices
title_fullStr Encryption on the air : non-Invasive security for implantable medical devices
title_full_unstemmed Encryption on the air : non-Invasive security for implantable medical devices
title_short Encryption on the air : non-Invasive security for implantable medical devices
title_sort encryption on the air non invasive security for implantable medical devices
topic Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66020
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