2025/05/22 by Sotiris Michaelides, Michaelides, Sotiris, Daniel Eguiguren Chavez +3 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Engineering · #Cryptography and Security (cs.CR) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy #Software Testing and Debugging Techniques #VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2505.16300
openalex publication_date 2025/05/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/19 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
With the ongoing adoption of 5G for communication in industrial systems and critical infrastructure, the security of industrial UEs such as 5G-enabled industrial robots becomes an increasingly important topic. Most notably, to meet the stringent security requirements of industrial deployments, industrial UEs not only have to fully comply with the 5G specifications but also implement and use correctly secure communication protocols such as TLS. To ensure the security of industrial UEs, operators of industrial 5G networks rely on security testing before deploying new devices to their production networks. However, currently only isolated tests for individual security aspects of industrial UEs exist, severely hindering comprehensive testing. In this paper, we report on our ongoing efforts to alleviate this situation by creating an automated security testing framework for industrial UEs to comprehensively evaluate their security posture before deployment. With this framework, we aim to provide stakeholders with a fully automated-method to verify that higher-layer security protocols are correctly implemented, while simultaneously ensuring that the UE's protocol stack adheres to 3GPP specifications.