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An innovative honeypot architecture for detecting and mitigating hardware trojans in IoT devices

Omar, Amira Hossam Eldin, Soubra, Hassan, Moulla, Donatien Koulla and Abran, Alain. 2024. « An innovative honeypot architecture for detecting and mitigating hardware trojans in IoT devices ». IoT, vol. 5, nº 4. pp. 730-755.
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Abstract

The exponential growth and widespread adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) devices have introduced many vulnerabilities. Attackers frequently exploit these flaws, necessitating advanced technological approaches to protect against emerging cyber threats. This paper introduces a novel approach utilizing hardware honeypots as an additional defensive layer against hardware vulnerabilities, particularly hardware Trojans (HTs). HTs pose significant risks to the security of modern integrated circuits (ICs), potentially causing operational failures, denial of service, or data leakage through intentional modifications. The proposed system was implemented on a Raspberry Pi and tested on an emulated HT circuit using a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). This approach leverages hardware honeypots to detect and mitigate HTs in the IoT devices. The results demonstrate that the system effectively detects and mitigates HTs without imposing additional complexity on the IoT devices. The Trojan-agnostic solution offers full customization to meet specific security needs, providing a flexible and robust layer of security. These findings provide valuable insights into enhancing the security of IoT devices against hardware-based cyber threats, thereby contributing to the overall resilience of IoT networks. This innovative approach offers a promising solution to address the growing security challenges in IoT environments.

Item Type: Peer reviewed article published in a journal
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Abran, Alain
Affiliation: Génie logiciel et des technologies de l'information
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2025 16:29
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2025 20:03
URI: https://espace2.etsmtl.ca/id/eprint/30462

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