The paper introduces PINSIGHT, a novel methodology that rigorously assesses Wi-Fi PIN code inference attacks by separating environmental effects from typing effects, concluding that current state-of-t…

The paper proposes a graduated trust gating mechanism for IoT location verification that moves beyond binary decisions, allowing systems to dynamically escalate verification rigor based on signal inte…

This paper proposes a physical layer authentication mechanism using integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) to reconstruct environment layout, infer propagation channels, and authenticate transmit…

This study provides the first measurement of authentication security in real-world remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, finding pervasive and critical authentication weaknesses, particularly i…

The Device Context Protocol (DCP) introduces a compact, safety-first communication standard designed to allow LLMs to reliably control resource-constrained physical microcontrollers, significantly imp…

The paper proposes a scalable, helper-data-free open-set framework using an OpenGAN-based classifier to unify authentication for diverse and large populations of heterogeneous PUF-based IoT devices.

The paper proposes a resource-efficient, threshold-based authentication scheme for constrained IIoT devices using SRAM PUFs, addressing inherent unreliability through a combination of Hamming code err…

LiteAtt introduces a verifier-less, Peer-to-Peer Self-Attestation (P2P-SA) framework for modern IoT MCUs, enabling mutual authentication and firmware attestation directly within the connection handsha…

The paper develops a unified mathematical framework to analyze the interaction between post-quantum security, real-time communication constraints, and closed-loop stability in safety-critical turbofan…

The paper designs and evaluates a BLE-based IoT authentication system that securely transmits PINs and real-time temperature data between a peripheral keypad node and a central LCD node.

The paper proposes a RADIUS-based framework to maintain persistent device identity for Network Access Control (NAC) despite modern operating system MAC address randomization, ensuring regulatory compl…

This paper investigates the vulnerability of semantic communication systems in shared-access wireless networks to selective over-the-air backdoor attacks and proposes a defense mechanism.

This survey reviews hardware-rooted trust mechanisms, such as PUFs and TPMs, demonstrating that hardware-based solutions are superior to software-only methods for ensuring secure authentication and AI…

This paper analyzes the reliability of efficient membership inference attack (MIA) evaluation methods, demonstrating that standard aggregation techniques introduce biases that compromise accurate vuln…

This paper proposes an explainable threat attribution system for IoT networks that uses SHAP and flow behavior modeling to accurately classify and explain over 30 distinct attack variants into 8 meani…

This paper surveys information-theoretic approaches to secure Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), providing a comprehensive review of models, security formulations, and fundamental limits.

This paper tests the impact of acoustic factors on voice control systems and introduces a Dual-Form Signal to Noise Ratio to decouple source stealth from attack efficacy.

The paper demonstrates that even a casual attacker with basic IT skills can perform sophisticated privacy attacks on smart-home networks, extracting detailed daily routines and personal information fr…