Thwarting Relay Attacks

Workshop on Invitation Only

Afternoon (2pm-5pm) of 23th of September 2024 (See Program)
University College London (UCL), UK


Background:

Vehicle theft using relay attacks has been making the news in the last years. The topic has been studied scientifically since 1987 and potential solutions have been published by theoretical computer scientists since 1990. However, the problem persists, as new incidents of relay attacks keep emerging.

Goals of the workshop are:

to bring together communication engineers, cryptographers and vehicle engineers to evaluate the current security proposals on their practicality.

Program and Location:

Invited talks will include background information about prior research and technical info on the technical aspects of the relay attack against vehicles and wireless cards. Detailed program and location information: to follow.

How to get invited:

Engineers from the car industry who want to talk at or register for the workshop should contact one of the organizers to receive a formal invitation (see below). Representatives from insurance companies are also welcome.

Organization:

General Chair: Prof. Izzat Darwazeh (UCL, UK)
Local Chair: Dr. Clive Poole (UCL, UK)
Organizers: Prof. Izzat Darwazeh (UCL, UK), Prof. Yvo Desmedt (UT-Dallas, USA), Dr. Anna Maria Mandalari (UCL, UK), and Dr. Clive Poole (UCL, UK).
Steering Committee: Prof. Gilles Brassard (Univ. of Montreal, Canada), Prof. Yvo Desmedt (UT-Dallas, USA), Prof. Panos Papadimitratos (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden), Prof. (Emeritus) Jean-Jacques Quiquater (Univ. Catholique de Louvain, Belgium), Prof. Serge Vaudenay (EPFL, Switzerland).

Program:

2:00pm Welcome, by Prof. Izzat Darwazeh
2:05pm Goal, by Prof. Yvo Desmedt
2:10pm Zero-Knowledge based Identification, by Prof. Yvo Desmedt and Prof. Jean-Jacques Quisquater
2:40pm Early Research on the Relay Attack, by Prof. Jean-Jacques Quisquater
3:00pm The Electronics of Practical Relay Attacks, by Dr. Clive Poole
3:30pm Coffee Break
3:45pm Beth-Desmedt protocols, by Prof. Yvo Desmedt
4:10pm Distance Bounding Protocols, by Prof. Serge Vaudenay
4:40pm Panel on the future of the Workshop. Panel Members: Prof. Izzat Darwazeh, Prof. Jean-Jacques Quisquater, Prof. Panos Papadimitratos, Prof. Serge Vaudenay,
5:00pm Adjourn