Covert channels using mobile device's magnetic field sensors

Nikolay Matyunin, Jakub Szefer, Sebastian Biedermann, Stefan Katzenbeisser

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Abstract

This paper presents a new covert channel using smartphone magnetic sensors. We show that modern smartphones are capable to detect the magnetic field changes induced by different computer components during I/O operations. In particular, we are able to create a covert channel between a laptop and a mobile device without any additional equipment, firmware modifications or privileged access on either of the devices. We present two encoding schemes for the covert channel communication and evaluate their effectiveness.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2016 21st Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, ASP-DAC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages525-532
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781467395694
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 7 2016
Event21st Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, ASP-DAC 2016 - Macao, Macao
Duration: Jan 25 2016Jan 28 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, ASP-DAC
Volume25-28-January-2016

Other

Other21st Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, ASP-DAC 2016
Country/TerritoryMacao
CityMacao
Period1/25/161/28/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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