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ITU GSR 2024

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[2025-2028] : [SG17] : [Q13/17]

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Work item: X.cov-sec
Subject/title: Security guidelines for countermeasures against covert channels in connected vehicles
Status: Under study 
Approval process: TAP
Type of work item: Recommendation
Version: New
Equivalent number: -
Timing: 2027-03 (Medium priority)
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Supporting members: -
Summary: Connected vehicles use V2X (vehicle-to-everything) communication to share information with other vehicles and a lot of devices such as smartphones, navigation systems, roadside units, etc. In this environment, a hidden communication channel can be established over networks to distribute secret data in a way that violates security policy, which is called a “covert channel”. Since these covert channels use the existing system resources that are not designed to carry data, conventional network security systems such as a firewall, IDS (Intrusion Detection System) and IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) cannot detect the existence of the covert channel. To address these security problems, this Recommendation provides a security threat analysis and specifies security requirements for countermeasures against the covert channels in connected vehicles. Furthermore, this Recommendation provides guidance on the countermeasures to fulfill the security requirements.
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Sang-Woo LEE, Editor
Seungwook PARK, Editor
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