Security analysis of the ADS-B implementation in the next generation air transportation system

Donald McCallie, Jonathan Butts and Robert Mills

International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, 2011, vol. 4, issue 2, 78-87

Abstract: The US Federal Aviation Administration’s Next Generation (NextGen) upgrade proposes a fundamental transformation that is intended to increase the capacity and safety of the air transportation system. A key component of the upgrade is the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) system. ADS-B provides continual broadcast of aircraft position, identity, velocity and other information over unencrypted data links to generate a precise air picture for air traffic management. The Federal Aviation Administration claims that operational requirements necessitate the use of unencrypted data links and maintains that there is a low likelihood of malicious exploitation.

Keywords: Air transportation system; ADS-B; Security analysis; Attack taxonomy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcip.2011.06.001

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