A Framework for Vulnerability Detection in European Train Control Railway Communications

Railway systems have evolved considerably in the last years with the adoption of new communication technologies. Aiming to achieve a single European railway network, the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) emerged in Europe to substitute multiple and noninteroperable national railway com...

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Published inSecurity and communication networks Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors Aguado, Marina, Lopez, Igor, Toledo, Nerea, Arsuaga, Irene
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2018
Hindawi
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Authenticity
Communication channels
Communications systems
Confidentiality
Monitoring systems
Protocol
Railways
Security
Traffic management
Train traffic control
Wireless networks
Europe
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Summary:Railway systems have evolved considerably in the last years with the adoption of new communication technologies. Aiming to achieve a single European railway network, the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) emerged in Europe to substitute multiple and noninteroperable national railway communication systems. This system and its security strategies were designed in late 1990s. Recent works have identified vulnerabilities related to integrity, authenticity, availability, and confidentiality. In the context of defining effective countermeasures to mitigate potential vulnerabilities, these vulnerabilities have to be analysed. In this article we introduce a framework that attempts to challenge ERTMS security by evaluating the exploitability of these vulnerabilities.
ISSN:1939-0114
1939-0122
DOI:10.1155/2018/5634181