Compromising Radiated Emission from a Power Line Communication Cable
Abstract
This contribution presents a preliminary investigation on the possibility of eavesdropping, i.e., of extracting information by exploiting the electromagnetic field radiated in the vicinity of a power line communication (PLC) network. This kind of problem is usually known in the electromagnetic compatibility area under the codename TEMPEST. Electromagnetic field measurements were carried out in a laboratory environment, both inside and outside a building, and the main statistical characteristics of the compromising channel are presented. A software tool simulating a PLC communication has been developed and used to draw a preliminary conclusion on whether the radiated emissions can be exploited or not.
Keywords
Power line communication, TEMPEST, Transmission line, interference
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V. Degardin, P. Laly, M. Lienard and P. Degauque, "Compromising Radiated Emission from a Power Line Communication Cable," in Journal of Communications Software and Systems, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 16-21, March 2011, doi: 10.24138/jcomss.v7i1.183
@article{degardin2011compromisingradiated,
author = {Virginie Degardin and Pierre Laly and Martine Lienard and Pierre Degauque},
title = {Compromising Radiated Emission from a Power Line Communication Cable},
journal = {Journal of Communications Software and Systems},
month = {3},
year = {2011},
volume = {7},
number = {1},
pages = {16--21},
doi = {10.24138/jcomss.v7i1.183},
url = {https://doi.org/10.24138/jcomss.v7i1.183}
}