Optical fiber tapping: Methods and precautions
The work
| Authors | M. Zafar Iqbal; Habib Fathallah; Nezih Belhadj |
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| Editors | |
| Type | inproceedings |
| Year | 2011 |
| Citekey | iqbal2011optical |
Where it appeared
| Published in | 8th International Conference on High-capacity Optical Networks and Emerging Technologies |
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| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 164--168 |
Identifiers
| DOI | 10.1109/honet.2011.6149809 |
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Access
| Landing page | https://doi.org/10.1109/honet.2011.6149809 |
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Related
| Distinct from | dominguez2021intrusive |
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| Distinct from | zyczkowski2018pulsed |
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Abstract
Optical fiber communication is not as secure as generally perceived. There are a number of known methods of extracting or injecting information into a fiber link, while avoiding detection. Few incidents have been reported as a successfully tapped fiber is difficult to detect. In this paper we highlight a number of known fiber tapping methods. We report simulation of optical characteristics of a fiber being tapped by 'bend' method and proof of concept with physical experiment. We also presented visualized scenarios in which a resourceful eavesdropper can compromise security of a fiber link with existing technologies. Some measures to prevent fiber tapping or to nullify the significance of information tapped from fiber were also discussed.
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Cite it as
@inproceedings{iqbal2011optical,
title = {Optical fiber tapping: Methods and precautions},
author = {M. Zafar Iqbal and Habib Fathallah and Nezih Belhadj},
year = {2011},
booktitle = {8th International Conference on High-capacity Optical Networks and Emerging Technologies},
publisher = {IEEE},
pages = {164--168},
doi = {10.1109/honet.2011.6149809},
}
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