Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education
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Journal

Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education


Volume
& Issue

Volume 14, Issue 3


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Pages

1021-1028


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Article

Securing IoT Networks: IoT Device Identification and Classification Through Network Traffic Analysis Using Machine Learning


Authors

Golla Chakrapani Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, Malla Reddy Engineering College and Management Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana
, Gandhavalla Sambasiva Rao Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, Malla Reddy Engineering College and Management Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana
and Kandukuri Venkata Krishna Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, Malla Reddy Engineering College and Management Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana


Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is being hailed as the next wave revolutionizing our society, and smart homes, enterprises, and cities are increasingly being equipped with a plethora of IoT devices. Yet, operators of such smart environments may not even be fully aware of their IoT assets, let alone whether each IoT device is functioning properly safe from cyber-attacks. In this paper, we address this challenge by developing a robust framework for IoT device classification using traffic characteristics obtained at the network level. Our contributions are fourfold. First, we instrument a smart environment with 28 different IoT devices spanning cameras, lights, plugs, motion sensors, appliances, and health-monitors. We collect and synthesize traffic traces from this infrastructure for a period of 6 months, a subset of which we release as open data for the community to use. Second, we present insights into the underlying network traffic characteristics using statistical attributes such as activity cycles, port numbers, signalling patterns and cipher suites. Third, we develop a multi-stage machine learning based classification algorithm and demonstrate its ability to identify specific IoT devices with over 99% accuracy based on their network activity. Finally, we discuss the trade-offs between cost, speed, and performance involved in deploying the classification framework in real-time. Our study paves the way for operators of smart environments to monitor their IoT assets for presence, functionality, and cyber-security without requiring any specialized devices or protocols.


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Citation

Chakrapani, G., Rao, G. S., & Krishna, K. V. (2023). Securing iot networks: Iot device identification and classification through network traffic analysis using machine learning. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 14(3), 1021–1028.

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