A Framework for CAN Communication and Attack Simulation

The threat to modern cars is increasing due to their growing connectivity to the outside world. Attacks targeting the Controller Area Network (CAN), the internal communication network of vehicles, can have a fatal outcome. To detect attacks on the CAN, communication data is needed. The generation of such data is very time-consuming with real vehicles, if both the possible environmental conditions and the different driving maneuvers are taken into account. The presented approach therefore simulates CAN communication with and without attacks, taking into account the environmental conditions and the operations of the vehicle.