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Exploiting The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast System Via False Target Injection, Domenic Magazu Iii
Exploiting The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast System Via False Target Injection, Domenic Magazu Iii
Theses and Dissertations
A new aircraft surveillance system, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), is being introduced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with mandated implementation in the United States by the year 2020. The rapid deployment of the system with current test-beds spread across the U.S. leaves very little chance for anyone to test the abilities of the system and more importantly the flaws of the system. The research conducted within this thesis explores some of the weaknesses of the system to include the relative ease with which false aircraft targets can be injected. As part of a proof of concept, false ADS-B messages …