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Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, p. 6136-6146

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch533

Advances in Computer and Electrical Engineering, p. 937-949

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7598-6.ch068

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Identification of Wireless Devices From Their Physical Layer Radio-Frequency Fingerprints:

Book chapter published in 2017 by Gianmarco Baldini, Gary Steri, Raimondo Giuliani
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Abstract

Extensive research has been performed in recent years for the identification of wireless devices from their radio frequency (RF) emissions. The main idea of identifying a wireless device through its RF emissions is that the electronic circuits and the RF components have specific characteristics determined by the production and manufacturing processes. These characteristics, which result in unique differences, can be used to distinguish a wireless device from another because they appear as subtle modification of the RF signal in space even if the wireless device generates a signal conformant to the standard. This chapter describes the main techniques for the fingerprinting of wireless devices using their RF transmission. There are still however some key challenges to overcome. This chapter tries to identify them in this context as well as providing possible approaches to solve them. Further research work is needed to investigate the portability issues between fingerprints taken using different receivers, as well as to identify and remove potential other sources of bias.