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Abstract
Connected robots play a key role in Industry 4.0, providing automation and higher efficiency for many industrial workflows. Unfortunately, these robots can leak sensitive information regarding these operational workflows to remote adversaries. While there exists mandates for the use of end-to-end encryption for data transmission in such settings, it is entirely possible for passive adversaries to fingerprint and reconstruct entire workflows being carried out -- establishing an understanding of how facilities operate. In this paper, we investigate whether a remote attacker can accurately fingerprint robot movements and ultimately reconstruct operational workflows. Using a neural network approach to traffic analysis, we find that one can predict TLS-encrypted movements with around 60% accuracy, increasing to near-perfect accuracy under realistic network conditions. Further, we also find that attackers can reconstruct warehousing workflows with similar success. Ultimately, simply adopting best cybersecurity practices is clearly not enough to stop even weak (passive) adversaries.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Ithaca, NY |
Number of pages | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Submitted - 17 May 2022 |
Keywords
- industrial robot
- security
- privacy
- TLS
- side-channel attack
- traffic analysis
- SDN
- neural network
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Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2017 | Shah, Ryan
Revie, C. (Principal Investigator), Ahmed, C. M. (Co-investigator) & Shah, R. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/18 → 15/02/23
Project: Research Studentship Case - Internally allocated
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Traffic Samples for Traffic Analysis Side Channel Attack for Teleoperated Robots
Shah, R. (Creator) & Revie, C. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 6 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.15129/95ca9dd4-13ac-4ff1-b42d-360930a7f598
Dataset