An Investigation into testing the application level security of wireless access control
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: Electronics and Computer Science
Abstract
Almost every large commercial workplace, educational institute, bank or government office uses wireless cards perform physical access control into their buildings. However, it is apparent that these electronic locks are not as secure as they appear to be. The ability to break into one of these places with little effort would be a major security breach. We will investigate issues in these systems and their implementations. We also introduce a tool which would model the implementation and produce a report of different issues in the implementation of the system.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Vladimiro Sassone (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Max Hayman (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP/N509747/1 | 01/10/2016 | 30/09/2021 | |||
| 1952274 | Studentship | EP/N509747/1 | 01/10/2017 | 30/09/2021 | Max Hayman |
| Description | So far in this research we have identified many security flaws in modern systems, whether aimed at indivisuals or large organisations. The research aims to provide a method of modelling and a framework for secure development of Near Field Communication systems. We are also providing a method for reverse engineering existing implementations in a black box scenario in order to validate the implementation and improve its security. |
| Exploitation Route | This research could be used by individual organisations, researchers or businesses who use Near Field Communication technology in scenario such as smart ticketing, access control or payments. It would provide them with a method of rapid prototyping implementations in new systems or a way of updating their existing implementations. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Security and Diplomacy,Transport |