In this paper, we study the problem of half-duplex active eavesdropping in fast-fading channels. The active eavesdropper is a more powerful adversary than the classical eavesdropper. It can choose between two functional modes: eavesdropping the transmission between the legitimate parties (Ex mode), and jamming it (Jx mode)-the active eavesdropper cannot function in full duplex mode. We consider a conservative scenario, when the active eavesdropper can choose its strategy based on the legitimate transmitter-receiver pair's strategy, and thus, the transmitter and legitimate receiver have to plan for the worst. We show that conventional physical-layer secrecy approaches perform poorly (if at all), and we introduce a novel encoding scheme, based on very limited and unsecured feedback-the Block-Markov Wyner encoding scheme-which outperforms any schemes currently available. Index Terms-Binary symmetric channels, eavesdropper channel, feedback secrecy capacity.
In REF , an active half-duplex adversary that can perform as an eavesdropper or a jammer based on the legitimate side's strategy was studied.
Half-Duplex Active Eavesdropping in Fast-Fading Channels: A Block-Markov Wyner Secrecy Encoding Scheme
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
Mathematics Computer Science