The mathematical model of fiber-optic link protected from unauthorized access

Igor I. Mokhun, Yuriy K. Galushko, Yuliia Viktorovskaya +2 more

Stanislaw Andrzej Rajba, Łukasz Więcław, Сергій Ніколаєнко +1 more

In this paper the methods of data protection for developed by authors earlier multichannel system of quantum secure communication are proposed. These methods allow closing the intercepted data from the unauthorized user. The simulation model of quantum secure communication system on optical fiber is developed. This model depends on three parameters: probabilities of an error in the fiber optic channel, time of detection of unauthorized connection to the fiber optic line and transmission rate. Results of modeling for two methods of data protection are presented.

Ben Wu, Bhavin J. Shastri, Paul R. Prucnal

Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos

Network security concerns have recently been increased due to the vast amount of information that flows in a single fiber. At the application layer, data security relies on end-user encryption algorithms, many of which are known to be vulnerable, and authentication algorithms are not foolproof as the sophistication of eavesdroppers and unauthorized bad actors increases. As a result, the communications link may be attacked by eavesdroppers to access data, to mimic the source, or to cause service denial. To accomplish this however, the transmission link must be compromised. Therefore, if an a priori link and channel signature has been established at the receiver, then an unauthorized intervention is possible to be detected, reported and counteracted. In this paper we provide an analysis of the link and channel parameters that affect the signal performance, which also constitute the identification signature of the optical channel. When the medium is compromised, the channel parameters are affected and thus the channel performance. We also develop a model and we simulate conditions of channel attack

Munno, Turk, Armstrong

Fiber optic communication links have long been touted as providing a secure communications channel for sensitive information. This reputation is largely based on the absence of electromagnetic emanations from the fiber. However, unauthorized access to data in optical fibers is a realistic possibility. Unfortunately it is not always possible to encrypt data transmitted via fiber optic links due to the lofty cost of high data rate encrypters. Therefore, on non-encrypted fiber communications channels, some form of tamper detection scheme is desirable to assure security. The limitations of conventional tamper detection techniques suggests that more sophisticated methods be used. Fiber optic links, like all communications channels, have a band-limited frequency response which produces a characteristic distortion of the signals that propagate down the fiber. A technique has been developed to perform a sensitive characterization of the fiber's frequency response function. This characterization can be exploited for detecting tamper in fiber optic communications links.>