Evaluación de vulnerabilidades del protocolo Display Authenticated Association, definido en el estándar IEEE 802.15.6, mediante la implementación de un escenario de pruebas

Abstract

In this research, vulnerabilities are evaluated in the Display Authenticated Association protocol (DAA) standardized in IEEE 802.15.6 and solutions are presented to avoid possible Man in the middle Attack or Impersonation Attack. In the first chapter is presented the state-of-the-art of the WBAN, characteristics and requirements of IEEE 802.15.6, security services and association processes of the standard. The second chapter, explains the design and implementation phases of each of the processes necessary to implement the DAA Protocol, evaluate vulnerabilities in that protocol, and present solutions that mitigate the vulnerabilities found. The third chapter shows the results obtained by implementing the DAA protocol, evaluating it with execution of Man in the middle Attack or Impersonation Attack and also present an analysis of attacks’ results when are changed some parameters in proposed solutions. The fourth chapter presents the conclusions and recommendations reached after analyzing the results obtained. Finally, in Annexes it is possible to find the script developed for reaching the objectives of this research and IEEE 802.15.16 Standard, which is the main source of information of this document.