Passive data link layer 802.11 wireless device driver fingerprinting 论文

摘要

Abstract Motivated by the proliferation of wireless-enabled de-vices and the suspect nature of device driver code, we develop a passive fingerprinting technique that identifiesthe wireless device driver running on an IEEE 802.11 compliant device. This technique is valuable to an at-tacker wishing to conduct reconnaissance against a potential target so that he may launch a driver-specific ex-ploit. In particular, we develop a unique fingerprinting tech-nique that accurately and efficiently identifies the wireless driver without modification to or cooperation froma wireless device. We perform an evaluation of this fingerprinting technique that shows it both quickly and ac-curately fingerprints wireless device drivers in real world wireless network conditions. Finally, we discuss ways toprevent fingerprinting that will aid in improving the security of wireless communication for devices that employ802.11 networking.