LTAT.04.009 Wireless Technologies and Security
Course info
Lecturer: Danielle Morgan (danielle.morgan@ UT)
Teaching assistant: Anton Slavin (anton.slavin@ UT)
Credits: 6 ECTS
Assessment: differentiated (A, B, C, D, E, F, not present)
Language: English
Lectures: Pre-recorded. Links posted on Moodle by Monday 10:00
Practice: Mondays 10.15-12.00, Narva mnt 18 - 2048 (Wk 2-16)
Course Moodle: https://moodle.ut.ee/course/view.php?id=10877
Please join the waiting list if the course is full. A few spots will be added by the end of the week.
General Information
The course will introduce students to wireless signals (frequencies, bandwidth, wavelength) and how they are transmitted and received. Students will learn how to use various hardware (HackRF, RTL-SDR, NFC reader, USB Wi-Fi receiver) and Software Defined Radio (GNU Radio). The course will cover different wireless communication protocols, analyse their security - different types of attacks and counter-measures. The homework assignments will involve implementing various tasks using Python.
Schedule
01. Introduction to Wireless Signals, SDR
02. AM/FM Radio and Wireless Communication
03. RFID and NFC
04. RFID cards in Estonia
05. WiFi 1 - Overview
06. WiFi 2 - Security
07. WiFi 3 - Attacks and Detection
08. Bluetooth Classic
09. Bluetooth LE (BLE)
10. Wireless radio devices
11. Replay Attacks and Reverse Engineering
12. Internet of Things (IoT)
13. GPS (and other GNSS)
14. GSM
15. Infrared Communication
Equipment Collection
Equipment can be collected from Room 3090 in Delta, Monday to Friday or during lab sessions
Equipment Return
Equipment can be returned to Room 3090 in Delta (Mon to Fri: 13:00 to 17:00)
Please send an email to arrange a different return time
Grading
Final grade structure:
- Homework: 70%
- Final exam: 30%
Other Interesting courses
- Software Defined Radio (LOTI.05.081)
- Applied Cryptography (MTAT.07.017)