During 2020, the need to reach students normally studying face-to-face on wireless security was prioritised and a strategy enacted to allow UNSW Canberra to create our VPN Wireless range. The VPN Wireless range features a VMware vCenter server setup, hosting several virtual machines, accessible via the specially created VPN tunnel. Â
Students can access the wireless devices via a special USB hub, which allows as many as 100 wireless, Bluetooth and radio devices to be accessed. These wireless devices create a substantial amount of signal and for this reason and the intended nature of the course, security attacks on wireless, we created a faraday type environment to house these wireless spectrum devices. Â
The faraday environment was crafted from rare materials which are only available at specialised stores. These materials provided sufficient attenuation when combined with selective de-energisation of surrounding IEEE 802.11 compliant systems to safely run operations inside the faraday and achieve a very unique offering for our postgraduate students. Plans are currently being reviewed to enhance many aspects of this platform to bring these and more features to the 2021 offerings.Â