Slave Clock Responses to Precision Time Protocol Attacks: A Case Study

Waleed Alghamdi, Michael Schukat

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Abstract

The IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is very important for many financial and industrial applications, as it can provide highly accurate time synchronisation down to microsecond level. However, any PTP infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber-attacks that can de-synchronise some or all network devices, causing potentially destructive consequences. This paper will focus on how two of these attacks, the asymmetric delay and the byzantine attack, can be implemented in a PTP network, analyses their impact on slave clocks, and investigates how these attacks can be detected.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Cyber Security and Protection of Digital Services, Cyber Security 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728164281
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2020
Event2020 International Conference on Cyber Security and Protection of Digital Services, Cyber Security 2020 - Virtual, Online, Ireland
Duration: 15 Jun 202019 Jun 2020

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Cyber Security and Protection of Digital Services, Cyber Security 2020

Conference

Conference2020 International Conference on Cyber Security and Protection of Digital Services, Cyber Security 2020
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityVirtual, Online
Period15/06/2019/06/20

Keywords

  • IEEE 1588
  • PTP
  • cyber-attacks
  • security
  • time synchronisation protocols

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