FoSAM: Forward Secret Messaging in Ad-Hoc Networks

Apps such as Firechat and Bridgefy have been used during recent protests in Hong Kong and Iran, as they allow communication over ad-hoc wireless networks even when internet access is restricted. However, these apps do not provide sufficient protection as they do not achieve forward secrecy in...

USN-4877-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-dell300x, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Marvell WiFi-Ex device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate ad-hoc SSIDs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-36158 吴异 discovered that the NFS implementation in the Linux...

Security Using Pre-Existing Routing for Mobile Ad hoc Networks: SUPERMAN

Security Using Pre-Existing Routing for Mobile Ad hoc Networks The flexibility and mobility of Mobile Ad hoc Networks MANETs have made them increasing popular in a wide range of use cases. To protect these networks, security protocols have been developed to protect routing and application data...