Security and Privacy for Fat Intra-Body Communication: Mechanisms and Protocol Stack
Innovative medical applications based on networked implants foster the development of in-body communication technologies. Among the in-body communication technologies that are being considered, fat intra-body communication (Fat-IBC) is a very recent approach. Its main advantage lies in its higher data rate compared to earlier approaches based on capacitive and galvanic coupling. However, Fat-IBC faces privacy-, security-, as well as safety-related attacks. In this paper, we discuss security and privacy concerns about Fat-IBC, as well as corresponding countermeasures. Furthermore, we present our secure protocol stack for Fat-IBC and suggest directions for future research.
Authors
- Robin Augustine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2876-223X)
- Christian Rohner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1527-734X)
- Madhushanka Padmal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0075-0325)
- Konrad-Felix Krentz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3798-1733)
- Pramod K. B. Rangaiah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6062-7479)
- Johan Engstrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7214-1297)
- Maria Mani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5387-6343)
- Bappaditya Mandal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-6216)
- Thiemo Voigt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2586-8573)
- Laya Joseph
- Noor Badariah Asan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6899-1424)
- Wenqing Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-9579)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Technical University of Malaysia Malacca (MY)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/lcn60385.2024.10639677
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Wireless Body Area Networks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37