Demonstration of A Novel Storage Covert Channel on Android Smartwatch Using Status Bar Notifications
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Covert channels have been used as a means to circumvent security measures and leak sensitive data undetectable to an onlooker. While these channels have been used in a lot of networks, their applications on mobile devices have just started to be seen. Recently, many covert channels in Android systems have been presented utilizing various available system resources. This demo aims to show how a new storage covert channel can be implemented on wearable devices to leak data from them to outsiders by utilizing the notifications that are normally displayed on the status bar of an Android device. In this demo, we will present the detailed design and implementation of the covert channel for Android based wearable devices. Our demonstration will present the functionality and feasibility of the proposed covert channel on real devices. Keywords—Android, covert channel, security, mobile, wearables covert channels, Internet-of-Things covert channel
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