Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detecting SS7 redirection attacks with audio-based distance bounding
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Application No.: US16357998Application Date: 2019-03-19
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Publication No.: US11265717B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Patrick G. Traynor , Christian Peeters , Bradley G. Reaves , Hadi Abdullah , Kevin Butler , Jasmine Bowers , Walter N. Scaife
- Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Gainesville
- Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
- Current Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Gainesville
- Agency: Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; H04W8/06 ; H04W8/04 ; H04W12/121 ; H04W64/00 ; H04L9/32 ; H04M3/22 ; H04W12/50 ; H04W12/0433

Abstract:
Disclosed are various embodiments for detecting Signaling System 7 (SS7) redirection attacks by measuring call audio round trip times between phones. Such redirection attacks force calls to travel longer physical distances than usual, thereby causing longer end-to-end delay. Accordingly, various embodiments implement a distance bounding-inspired protocol that allows for securely characterizing the round trip time between two call endpoints. As a result, telephone users can reliably detect SS7 redirection attacks and protect the information contained in their calls.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190297503A1 DETECTING SS7 REDIRECTION ATTACKS WITH AUDIO-BASED DISTANCE BOUNDING Public/Granted day:2019-09-26
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