Behavioral Fingerprinting of Wireless Devices

Project Summary

It is possible to observe the response of an 802.11 wireless device to certain protocol events, and select behavior unique to a particular combination of hardware, firmware and software as its "fingerprint". The goal of this project is to study methods for active and other forms of behavioral fingerprinting of 802.11 wireless devices, investigate security implications of fingerprintable behaviors, and provide recommendations for detecting and counteracting fingerprinting activity.

• Principal Investigator: Sergey Bratus
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