Authentication and secure communication in satellite systems

Thesis

In recent years, satellite systems have become increasingly critical to modern global infrastructure, with applications ranging from communication and scientific observation through to banking and defence. As a result, they have naturally become a lucrative target to attacks – made easier by the wide availability of off-the-shelf hardware – leaving many legacy systems vulnerable and in need of protection. However, there is also great diversity in space systems: legacy systems coexist alongsid...

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Authors: Smailes, J

• DOI: 10.5287/ora-nbrze8pky
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: satellite communication; transmitter fingerprinting; systems security; authentication; public key infrastructure; network simulation
• Subjects: Public key infrastructure (Computer security); Artificial satellites in telecommunication; Radio frequency; Computer security; Computer networks; Machine learning; Satellite constellations